Sebastian UsherBBC Middle East analystDr Mark PerlmutterAn image supplied by Dr Perlmutter shows medics operating on a wounded Palestinian in GazaWarning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressingAn American surgeon who's been working in two Gaza...

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports a new ceasefire plan for Gaza that would see five more hostages released to Israel in exchange for a 50-day truce.Khalil al-Hayyam, the most senior Hamas leader outside Gaza, said the...

Sebastian UsherMiddle East correspondentThomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesHamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the OscarsA Palestinian Oscar winner has been attacked by Israeli settlers, activists who witnessed the...