Abdelhaleem Ashqar, imprisoned for refusing to testify against Hamas, sent home; plane turned around after snap reversal; judge bars officials from handing him over to Israel

Terror leader Ismail Haniyeh says group is investigating who carried out attacks; United Nations envoy Nickolay Mladenov says Qatari cash to arrive in Gaza in coming days

TV report says IDF wants to end policy of warning Gaza residents before airstrikes, contemplating meaningful military campaign, but analysts say unlikely ahead of elections

At least four blazes near Israeli communities; Palestinians throwing rocks, explosives and trying to damage fence; IDF increases Iron Dome deployment in south after rockets

Tensions high ahead of planned weekly protests, with recent days seeing an escalation in rocket attacks, arson balloons and Israeli retaliatory strikes

Palestinians report several missile strikes in Strip, including east of Gaza City, after missile hits religious school in southern Israel

Netanyahu's rival says Israel must use force after missile launch and wave of arson balloons, as a Hamas official threatens escalation if ceasefire deal not fully implemented

Between Gaza’s failing economy and Israeli-Egyptian blockades, terror group resorts yet again to its tried and tested method to gain concessions and cash: a new round of violence

Seven fires sparked near border with Palestinian enclave on Tuesday by airborne incendiary devices, leading Israel to reduce maritime zone to six nautical miles

Mohammed al-Judeili was hit by a rubber bullet at a border protest in May, Hamas-run ministry says; IDF says it is looking into incident