US Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed that Israel is preparing to fully occupy Gaza, following a stalled peace process and failed negotiations with Hamas. Graham compared the prospective occupation to US control over Germany and Japan after World War II.

Hamas is a terrorist organization that is chartered to destroy the state of Israel," Senator Lindsey Graham told NBC. "They're religious Nazis.

Israel is 'going to do in Gaza what we did in Tokyo and Berlin -- take the place by force, then start over again,' says Lindsey Graham - Anadolu Ajansı

Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday that he believed there's no way to for Israel to negotiate an end to the war with Hamas.

The UN's aid chief Tom Fletcher made the remarks as Israel began limited pauses in fighting in Gaza for 10 hours a day to address the humanitarian situation.

Ron Fiener looks philosophical as he points to where the bullet struck the side of his helmet, knocking him off his feet.

The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all cargo,

Britain, France and Germany are calling for an immediate end Israel's war in Gaza after dozens of people were killed over a 24-hour period in the territory.