PM Netanyahu says he's still committed to cease-fire deal proposal presented by Biden last month after facing backlash for saying he supports 'partial' deal with Hamas ■ The Hostage and Missing Families Forum releases graphic footage from kidnapping of Israelis Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Or Levy and Eliya Cohen ■ The IDF said it killed a senior Hamas official in Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 262 days into the war
Negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage deal are ongoing, but Israeli sources are pessimistic about the progress, saying that Hamas has little interest in a deal right now. Qatar is trying to leverage Hamas into giving up its furthest reaching demands in the hope that a deal can be reached
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The German DPA news agency reports that the Hamas official targeted was Raed Saad, the head of the group's operations division, while the Israeli military said it was investigating reports of a deadly strike on Friday
Atacul-surpriză a grupării islamiste palestiniene Hamas, în 7 octombrie, au șocat Israelul. Dar nu toți au fost luați prin surprindere. Când a aflat vestea, a dezvăluit doctorul Yuval Bitton pentru CNN, a știut instinctiv că va avea loc, precum și cine urma să îl comită.
According to Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, the spotter reported that about 170 Hamas operatives were training to launch rockets while attacking Israeli tank crews, a routine that was implemented four days later, on October 7
Daniel Hagari, the Israeli army spokesperson, said that 'whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is mistaken,' as tensions continue to mount between political and IDF leaders regarding the prolongation of the fighting in Gaza
As senior American officials warn of all-out war on Israel's northern border, Jerusalem says failure to reach a deal with Hamas could exacerbate the situation
A never-before-seen IDF document surfaces startling new details of Hamas' operational plans to invade Israel; The report outlines Hamas orders to take between 200-250 Israelis hostage
A new poll of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank shows that eight months of bloodshed and destruction have done little to undercut support for Hamas and its October 7 attacks. For Israelis, Palestinians and the international community, its results signal why a new solution to the conflict is so critically urgent
Zeker acht Israëlische militairen zijn zaterdag omgekomen in Rafah, meldt het Israëlische leger. Volgens Israëlische media zaten ze in een gepantserd voertuig dat tot ontploffing werd gebracht. Hamas beweert dat er sprake was van een hinderlaag.
Mohammad Sharab, an anti-Israel activist involved in the February kidnapping of an Australian man, was seen wearing the Hamas emblem at a rally in Melbourne.
Sources in Hamas told Haaretz that this was 'intended to ensure that Israel will not be able to evade all stages of the deal and return to fighting once all the hostages are released.' Israel said Hamas' response was tantamount to a rejection of the proposal itself
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Hamas formally responded on Tuesday to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, and Israel said the response was tantamount to a rejection while a Hamas official said the Palestinian group merely reiterated longstanding demands not met by the current plan. Egypt and Qatar said they had received Hamas' response to a proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden on May 31 but did not disclose the contents.The Hamas official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters the response reaffirmed its stance that a ceasefire must lead to a permanent end to hostilities in Gaza, withdrawal of Israeli forces, reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave and release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. "We reiterated our previous stance. I believe there are no big gaps. The ball is now in the Israeli courtyard." The United States has said Israel accepted its proposal, but Israel has not publicly said this. Israel, which has continued assaults in central and southern Gaza, among the bloodiest o...
Hamas heeft officieel gereageerd op het Israëlische voorstel voor een wapenstilstand. De reactie is ingediend bij de onderhandelaars uit Qatar en Egypte, bevestigen beide landen in een gezamenlijke verklaring. Het lijkt erop dat Hamas overwegend positief naar het voorstel kijkt.
Hamas says it accepts U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution calling for cease-fire and release of all hostages, is ready to negotiate over its details ■ U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says Hamas cannot remain in power in Gaza after war ■ Fifty rockets fired from Lebanon at the Golan Heights ■ Rocket sirens blare in northern Israeli city of Haifa for first time since January ■ Here's what you need to know 249 days into the war
In written correspondence revealed by the Wall Street Journal, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told Hamas officials in Qatar that 'Things went out of control' on October 7' and that the deaths of civilians in Gaza would 'infuse life into the veins of this nation'
Blinken meet families of eight American-Israeli hostages ■ U.S. Ambassador to the UN: Israel is ready to move forward with cease-fire hostage deal ■ U.S. State Dept: U.S. to add $404M in aid for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank ■ Reports in Lebanon: IDF strikes in villages Kfarkela, Naqoura in southern Lebanon ■ Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in West Bank arrest raid ■ WSJ quotes Sinwar's letter to Hamas officials: Gaza civilians killed are 'necessary sacrifices'