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Trump's plan for Gaza leaves an opening for Hamas to become an unarmed political movement. Israel must prepare for the possibility that, just as Trump legitimized Al-Sharaa's terrorist militias in Syria and signed agreements with the Taliban in Afghanistan, he might well view Hamas, too, as a 'deserving' organization if it just agrees to disarm

'It's beginning to look like a massacre there,' one IDF officer said. According to another officer, Israeli soldiers can see from observation posts that armed Hamas members are shooting at Palestinians who have tried to resist them – or who are suspected of assisting Israel – but have been instructed not to intervene

Western anti-Israel activists justify Hamas’s extrajudicial killings of dissidents, drawing comparisons to wartime punishments, while framing the executions as necessary retribution for betrayal.

De Israëlische minister van Defensie Israel Katz heeft het leger opdracht gegeven zich voor te bereiden op het volledig uitschakelen van Hamas. Dit voor het geval dat de Palestijnse beweging zich niet houdt aan de afspraken van het staakt-het-vuren, schrijft nieuwssite The Times of Israel. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

In August 2024, Haaretz reported that Palestinians have been used by Israeli army units in the Gaza Strip as human shields for soldiers during operations. A senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that the body was an IDF soldier abducted during a Hamas operation in May 2024

Hamas heeft naar eigen zeggen alle lichamen van gijzelaars die het kon vinden teruggegeven. Woensdagavond werd opnieuw een aantal lichamen aan Israël overgedragen. Om de overige lichamen te vinden is speciaal gereedschap en vooral meer tijd nodig.

Un trup neînsuflețit returnat Israelului de Hamas, ca parte a acordului de încetare a focului negociat de președintele Donald Trump, nu aparține niciunuia dintre ostatici, a anunțat miercuri Armata israeliană (IDF).

Senatorul Lindsey Graham (republican de Carolina de Sud) a declarat marți că Israelul are în vedere o potențială operațiune în Fâșia Gaza pentru a veni în sprijinul facțiunilor anti-Hamas după intrarea în vigoare a armistițiului mediat de Donald Trump.

Trump was asked whether he had personally spoken with Hamas, which he later denied, following reports that his envoys, Witkoff and Kushner, negotiated directly with the group to reach a cease-fire deal. He said the talks occurred 'through my people, at the highest level, and were meant for me'

Președintele american Donald Trump a transmis marți, 14 octombrie, un mesaj ferm către gruparea palestiniană Hamas, după ce autoritățile israeliene au semnalat că militanții islamiști au restituit doar câteva dintre cadavrele celor 28 de ostatici decedați în Gaza.

Sources affiliated with Hamas claimed that the group seeks to tighten its control and is acting against 'criminals and collaborators.' On Monday, footage emerged showing a public execution in Gaza City, with reports stating that Hamas executed four men accused of spying for Israel

Among the hostages freed by Hamas militants is Maksym Kharkin, a native of Donetsk.

De Franse president Emmanuel Macron heeft gewaarschuwd voor een doorgaande dreiging van Hamas na het tekenen van een akkoord voor een staakt-het-vuren in Gaza. De bemiddelaars Egypte, Qatar en Turkije en de Amerikaanse president Trump ondertekenden maandag in de Egyptische badplaats Sharm-el-Sheikh het document, zo is te zien op televisiebeelden. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

Ze werden amper enkele minuten na elkaar geboren en waren hun hele leven onafscheidelijk. Dat veranderde toen de Duits-Israëlische Gali en Ziv Berman (28) op 7 oktober 2023 door terreurgroep Hamas ontvoerd werden uit de kibboets Kfar Aza. Twee jaar lang werden ze afzonderlijk gegijzeld gehouden. Pas bij hun vrijlating zagen ze elkaar terug. De Israëlische regering deelde daar emotionele beelden van.

Israel's Channel 12 News reported that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner assured Hamas leaders that Trump wouldn't allow Israel to resume the war after the hostages' release, as long as the group upholds its commitments

The last 20 living hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 were released from Gaza on Monday under the cease-fire deal, bringing to an end 738 days of captivity that began with the deadliest attack in Israel's history. 28 hostages remain in Gaza. Their bodies are expected to be returned soon

Twintig overlevende gijzelaars zijn maandagochtend door Hamas overgedragen aan Israël, dat op zijn beurt bijna tweeduizend Palestijnen uit gevangenschap heeft vrijgelaten.

A senior source in the Gaza Strip's Interior Ministry told Al Jazeera that several Hamas operatives were killed in a surprise attack by the Doghmush clan militia

Since Friday's cease-fire took effect and the IDF pulled back, Palestinians displaced from the northern and central Gaza Strip have started returning en masse to their homes, as Hamas militants also return to the main streets to 'restore public order and prevent the spread of anarchy'

Een topfunctionaris van Hamas heeft zaterdag tegenover het Franse persbureau AFP bevestigd dat het vrijlaten van de resterende Israëlische gijzelaars maandagochtend begint. De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump zei eerder al te verwachten dat de gijzelaars vanaf dat moment zouden worden vrijgelaten.