Israeli forces say they were met with heavy resistance from Hamas when they pounded multiple sites across the Gaza Strip.
Mass casualties have been reported in the Shejaia district in north-east Gaza after an Israeli air strike.
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has called for Israeli ambassador to South Africa Arthur Lenk to leave the country amid unrest in Gaza.
Israel’s use of disproportionate force to cause civilian terror in Gaza contravenes the laws governing armed conflict, writes Raji Sourani.
The latest outburst of aggression in the intractable conflict between Israel and Palestine inflames emotions everywhere.
People in Gaza want the attacks to be over – but "we should finish with a strong resistance".
The ethical boundaries are constantly shifting for Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza.
Journalists in Gaza City watched in horror as the Israelis killed what were clearly young boys.
Israel’s right to guarantee the safety of its citizens cannot justify its grossly disproportionate response to Hamas rockets.
Israel has resumed air strikes on Gaza following Hamas’s rejection of an Egyptian-proposed Gaza ceasefire.
SABC reports say the international relations minister will call Arthur Lenk to explain Israel’s bombing of the Gaza strip.
Hordes of Gazans have fled their homes following Israel warning that it would "strike with might" against what it says are rocket-launching sites.
The clashes broke during a ground operation on Gaza’s coast by Israeli commandos- the first ground assault since the offensive against Hamas began.
Both Israeli and Hamas forces have ruled out an end to hostilities as the death toll from fighting in Gaza climbs to more than 100.
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 20 people on the third day of a military operation, including four women and four children.
Brutalised civilians recall the horrific toll of the last Israeli invasion and fear it will happen again.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system is designed to intercept rockets fired by Hamas from up to 69km away in Gaza.
An Israeli operation against Gaza militants has killed 28 people and wounded more than 150 in the deadliest day of violence since 2012.
Noam Chomsky states that if Israel is boycotted, the same fate should befall the United States. He further believes that a boycott could backfire.
The latest killings bring to the forefront Palestinians’ deep concern about prisoners and has reopened wounds on both sides.
Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinians. The deaths raised the number of Palestinians killed since Israel began a search for missing teenagers.
The South African government has called on the kidnappers of three Israeli teenagers to release them.
M&G readers air their views on religion and the Constitution, land reform and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Pope Francis hosts a joint peace prayer in the Vatican that will include the planting of an olive tree by Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
The Israeli government simply does not want to end its rule over the Palestinian people – that’s why Kerry’s initiative was doomed to fail.
Former president FW de Klerk has said Israel risks heading for apartheid if it does not make peace with Palestine.
On his three-day trip to the Middle East, Francis delighted his Palestinian hosts by referring to the "state of Palestine".
Arab foreign ministers say Israel is "wholly responsible for the dangerous stalemate" in US-brokered peace talks scheduled to end on April 29.
Fadwa Barghouti says her husband, Marwan, would stand as president and push for a two-state solution if granted his freedom by Israel.
Israel has closed its embassies around the world as about 1 200 foreign ministry employees declare a strike over low salaries.
As the SA leg of the Israeli Apartheid Week begins, Desmond Tutu has spoken out about "Israel’s decades long occupation of Palestinian territory".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this would depend on both sides accepting US-proposed principles to keep talks going.