Ismaeel Naar

Gaza natives Fares Alghoul and Wissam Nassar covered the 2008, 2012, and 2014 wars

Seven others were wounded in the attack

Israeli army says more than 200 people were taken hostage during the Hamas attack and four have been released

The country has acted as a mediator in negotiations with Hamas to release four hostages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has asked Washington for $10 billion in support, according to several reports

Israel claims explosion was a result of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another militant group in Gaza

Known to locals as Mamadani Hospital, it is Gaza's only independent Christian-led medical facility

The group says it is holding up to 250 people from multiple nationalities and will only release them in return for Palestinian prisoners as expected Israeli invasion of Gaza looms

Qatari foreign ministry sources tell The National that 'nothing has changed' in terms of their policies regarding the fund

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition leader Benny Gantz and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant will be key decision-makers on the conflict

Israeli Prime Minister seeks a united front amid deep political divisions

The main opposition leaders – former prime minister Yair Lapid and former defence minister Benny Gantz – have agreed in principle to join a unity government

The Israeli army has called up 300,000 reservists for its 'Swords of Iron' campaign and massed tanks and heavy armour near Gaza and Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister is facing one of the biggest crises in the country's history after Hamas launched surprise attack on Saturday morning

Qatar has held talks to secure an agreement that would lead to the release of Israeli women and children held by Hamas