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Released hostaged Guy Gilboa-Dalal described fear, starvation, and sexual assaults by a captor nicknamed Amon, saying, 'I had nowhere to go. I was in their hands.' He covertly warned fellow hostages of the abuse while enduring extreme hunger, fear, and forced propaganda appearances to survive Hamas captivity

As representatives of 28 countries oversee Israel's actions in Gaza, IDF officials fear Israel's security has become secondary to Trump's cease-fire plan, and Israeli defense officials fear Hamas will fool the world into only partially disarming

'They planned to hold the hostages for ten years,' Hirsch says, arguing that Hamas exploited internal divisions and that parts of the Israeli media 'echoed enemy propaganda.' Families of hostages accuse him of rewriting history, as Hirsch defends the government's conduct

The captive, identified by Palestinian sources as Adham Attallah al-Aqar, was among dozens of Hamas militants who had remained in the group's tunnel network in Rafah. In December, Yasser Abu Shabab, who led the Israel-backed militia, died after being wounded in clashes in Gaza

Trump threatened that Hamas will be 'destroyed' if it fails to disarm, but in Syria, he adopted a more flexible approach, allowing Ahmed al-Sharaa to integrate radical Islamist militias into the new Syrian army

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that it “looks like” Hamas would give up its weapons, a step the group has not confirmed, in what would be a major step forward in the fragile Gaza ceasefire with Israel. “A lot of people said they’ll never disarm. It looks like they’re going to disarm,” Trump told a cabinet meeting. Trump hailed cooperation with Hamas after Israeli forces brought back the remains of the last captive held in Gaza, Ran Gvili. “They did help us with those bodies, getting them back, and that family is so grateful,” Trump said. Trump had asked for an update on the Middle East from his roving special envoy Steve Witkoff, sitting in the side of the room as cabinet members and media listened. An upbeat Witkoff voiced high confidence in Hamas following through. “We’ve got the terrorists out of there and they’re going to demilitarise. They will because they have no choice,” Witkoff said. “They’re going to give it up. They’re going to give up the AK-47s,” he told Trump. Hamas has said that the...

The decision marks a departure from Israel's demand for full demilitarization before rebuilding. Senior defense officials warn they have received no instructions on how Hamas would be disarmed

Analyzing approximately 15,000 opinion columns in the widely read newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet, JPPI found that descriptions of Hamas often rely on the “resistance movement” narrative.

According to sources who spoke with Reuters, Hamas called on its civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the U.S.-backed Palestinian technocratic committee set to oversee Gaza; This, as Hamas promises to disarm and relinquish power of the Strip to Trump-backed authorities

As Israel loses its primary lever against Hamas and the international community, Netanyahu may turn to Trump and advance his objectives by conditioning the IDF's withdrawal from the Yellow Line. 'We have additional tools of influence,' a source close to the prime minister says

Hamas and Washington reportedly reached an understanding on disarming the group and letting it become a legitimate political party. Hamas has agreed to a clean handover of power to Gaza technocrats backed by the U.S., but police and bureaucrats will become the group's new grazing pasture

Trump said that 'we're going to know over the next two to three days, certainly weeks,' if Hamas will disarm at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ahead of Thursday's official signing ceremony for the Board of Peace. Trump added that he plans to build a 'Golden Dome' U.S. missile defense system

As Hamas resumes fundraising and attempts to revive weapons production, Israeli defense officials worry the plan being implemented is different from the one discussed. 'They plan on building towers in Gaza from which IDF installations can be observed- it's unthinkable' a source says

"That’s harassment. And targeting a Jewish community in this way is antisemitism," said Hochul in the wake of a pro-Hamas protest.

United States President Donald Trump’s envoy said on Wednesday that a ceasefire plan for Gaza was now entering its second phase with the goal of disarming Hamas, despite several Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory during the truce that became effective in October last year. “We are announcing the launch of phase two of the president’s 20-Point plan to End the Gaza conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction,” envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X. The second phase will also include the setup of a 15-person Palestinian technocratic committee to administer postwar Gaza. Its formation was announced earlier on Wednesday by Egypt, a close US ally and mediator. Phase two “begins the full demilitarisation and reconstruction of Gaza, primarily the disarmament of all unauthorised personnel”. “The US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences,” Wi...

When a moral judgment, such as 'the war became unjust,' rests on a factual claim such as 'Hamas could have been defeated by diplomatic means,' the latter should be grounded in something firmer than wishful thinking

While the protest on Thursday passed without major incidents, pro-Hamas rhetoric, including chants of 'Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here,' sparked outrage in the Jewish community and drew responses from national Jewish organizations and leading politicians

This brief has been filed in support of a group of survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians under fire from Hamas’s terror, and others.

Armata israeliană a început luni să atace ceea ce a descris drept „ţinte" aparţinând grupărilor Hezbollah şi Hamas din Liban, după ce a emis ordine de evacuare pentru patru sate din estul şi sudul acestei ţări, transmite Reuters.

The request came after Hamas made threats of violent escalation. Qatar had informed Israel that Hamas was seeking to maintain stability during talks with Israeli officials