Conflict

Footage circulating on social media, verified by the BBC, shows dozens of stripped Palestinian men detained by Israel.

There is increasing concern that Gaza health authorities will be unable to continue keeping an accurate count of the casualty toll.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has continued with National's approach in calling for "steps towards" a ceasefire, saying that must be in place before a ceasefire can begin.

More than 21 months into the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II, fighting rages with no end in sight.

The air strikes killed or wounded dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and journalists on the ground said.

Five New Zealand permanent residents have escaped Gaza through the Rafah crossing overnight, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says.

A man has died and two others have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris.

Heavy fighting has been reported in Gaza as Israel's military resumed combat operations against Hamas after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a temporary truce by firing towards…

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has welcomed the extra day added to the halt in fighting, and called on all parties and countries with influence to work towards a long-term ceasefire.

Further negotiations came as a senior Israeli official reiterated plans to resume the war unless the Palestinian militant group agreed to release more hostages.

The truce was on the verge of expiring when it was extended by two days, raising the prospect Hamas will free hostages beyond the 69 released since Friday.

Hamas said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and a person with Russian citizenship who had been held in the Gaza Strip to the Red Cross on the third day of a truce.

For months, Ukraine has been caught up in a heated debate over whether the country needs to hold a presidential election next year as originally scheduled.