Netanyahu reiterates opposition to Palestinian state

The Israeli prime minister made the comments in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Last Updated: December 7, 2025, 11:12 AM EST

The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, with Israeli forces inside the strip having pulled back to the so-called "yellow line."

Nonetheless, sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes -- continue.

The remains of one deceased hostage are still thought to be in Gaza. Israeli authorities have been releasing Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of deceased Palestinians detainees in exchange for the return of hostage remains.

Dec 03, 2025, 2:40 PM EST

7 injured at school in Gaza City

At least seven people were injured at a school where displaced people are living in Gaza City after it was targeted by Israeli fire on Tuesday, according to the Gaza Civil Defense and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.

The school is located in a part of Gaza that Israeli troops are not in control of, past the yellow line established in the first phase of the ceasefire.

When asked about the incident, the Israel Defense Forces said troops identified “suspicious movement,” while “operating in the northern Gaza Strip,” in a statement to ABC News.

IDF troops “fired to remove the threat” in the area, and details of the incident are “under review,” the IDF said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Diaa Ostaz

Dec 03, 2025, 1:33 PM EST

4 Israeli soldiers wounded by Hamas, IDF says

Four Isreal Defense Forces soldiers were wounded after Hamas members “carried out an attack against IDF troops operating in eastern Rafah,” in an area in Gaza that is under Israeli control, an Israeli military official told ABC News.

The Hamas members “opened fire and used heavy weapons against” IDF troops, the military official said.

IDF troops “returned fire in response to the attack,” the military official added.

The Israeli military official called this incident “another clear violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will respond to the attack "accordingly."

-ABC News Jordana Miller

Dec 03, 2025, 11:15 AM EST

Coffin carrying possible deceased hostage turned over to Red Cross

The Red Cross is in possession of a coffin of carrying what is believed to be a deceased hostage that will be turned over to Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip, the IDF and the Shin Bet said in a joint statement Wednesday.

The coffin will be taken to Israel for identification.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Dec 03, 2025, 7:03 AM EST

Egypt denies Rafah crossing opening soon

Egypt’s State Information Service denied the announcement by Israeli authorities that there is coordination to open the Rafah crossing in the "coming days" for departures from the Gaza Strip.

In this file photo, a truck loaded with humanitarian aid awaits permission on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025
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Egyptian officials quoted an official source as saying that if an agreement is reached to open the crossing, movement would be permitted in both directions -- for entry into and exit from Gaza -- in accordance with arrangements outlined in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan.

Israeli officials earlier on Wednesday said the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip "will open in the coming days exclusively for the exit of residents" from Gaza.

-ABC News’ Morgan Winsor and Ayat Al-Tawy

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