At a highway rest stop near where Hamas gunmen killed Israelis and took hostages, Israeli volunteers are helping rescue civilians and support soldiers who are being dispatched to the front lines.

The Israeli military said it has largely regained control of areas in the south that had been attacked by militants from Hamas. The announcement came on the fourth day of war with Hamas.

Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.

Saturday began in Israel with a surprise attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas followed by Israel launching air strikes on Gaza.

Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed in all, including the commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby.

An alleged shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said on Friday.

Militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Israel and Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.

Most Gazans support resistance against Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad still do have a following, though some Gazans are frustrated with the groups. Analysts see a rift forming between them.

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza.

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation in a conflict that has killed at least 24 people in Gaza.

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel early Saturday. Hours later, Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes.

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel early Saturday. Hours later, Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes.

Israel's air force and Palestinian militants traded fire across the Gaza frontier early Thursday as clashes erupted again at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site.

For Orthodox Jews during a yearlong agricultural sabbath, Israel pledged to lift some restrictions on produce from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian farmers in Gaza are wondering what's taking so long.