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In order for this deal to work – in stages like the leaderships are planning, or in one fell swoop as the families of the hostages demand – both Netanyahu and Hamas must come to the same realization

Palestinian sources told the Saudi news channel Asharq on Tuesday that current discussions regarding a ceasefire and hostage deal have reached an advanced, "almost final" stage, particularly those taking place in Qatar. According to the report, Qatari and Egyptian mediators are working with Israeli and Hamas technical teams to finalize details of the hostage deal […]

  Israel and Hamas are close to signing a ceasefire deal in the coming days to end the recent hostilities in Gaza, according to sources briefed on the talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly on his way to Cairo for discussions aimed at finalizing the terms of the truce, according to Reuters. The negotiations […]

Hamas has demonstrated increased flexibility in peace negotiations, offering key concessions in a new proposal for a 60-day pause in fighting and hostage exchanges, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The terror group has retreated from previous demands for a complete halt to the war and full withdrawal of Israeli forces, according to a Hamas official […]

Israel's defense minister said that Hamas has shown greater flexibility on the issue of the IDF remaining in Gaza's Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors, and confirmed that an agreement would be implemented in stages

Hamas reportedly agreed to a temporary Israeli presence in Gaza's contested Philadelphi route and Netzarim Corridor as all sides try to reach a deal before Trump enters office on January 20

ISRAEL: IDF investigation finds air force failed to classify drone as hostile before strike on Monday; White House's Sullivan to visit Israel on Thursday to discuss Syria, Gaza hostage deal ■ SYRIA: FM Sa'ar says Israel attacked 'strategic weapons' in Syria to keep them out of hands of extremist factions ■ GAZA: Hamas sends Egypt list of hostages destined for release, including four American citizens, according to report

Zvika Nave claimed that he could do things to step up the pressure on Hamas to release the hostage, but once the family felt that he wasn't delivering, they asked for a refund. A family member says that the money wasn't returned willingly

  Negotiations for a new hostage deal between Israel and Hamas have reached an advanced stage, with both sides exchanging lists of names through mediators, according to Arab media reports. The proposed agreement could include the release of four American citizens held in Gaza who don't meet the humanitarian criteria of previous deals. Israeli sources […]

Sources tell Haaretz that Qatar has reentered the picture after withdrawing as a mediator, while Hamas says 'intensive efforts' underway for a two-month cease-fire during which hostages will be released in steps and Palestinian Authority will assume control of Rafah crossing

The game – recently dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the name Hamas uses for its October 7 attack on Israel – featured an option to execute a line of unarmed Israeli soldiers by shooting them in the back of the head

Hamas, along with Fatah and Islamic Jihad, is expected to discuss a shared governance mechanism for Gaza. Senior Palestinian officials say that even if hostages are discussed, chances of a breakthrough are low

LEBANON: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon ■ IRAN: Tehran plans uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu convenes meeting of defense officials to discuss Lebanon truce, Syrian rebels' Aleppo offensive ■ GAZA: Hamas delegation visits Cairo for talks with Fatah, Islamic Jihad

  A lecturer at King's College London distributed Hamas propaganda materials during a university seminar and encouraged students to view the terror organization as a "liberation" movement, The Jewish Chronicle has revealed. Dr Rana Baker, who teaches Middle Eastern history, presented students with a Hamas document titled "Our Narrative: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" during a class […]

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said the organization is open to efforts to secure a deal in Gaza that would include a hostages-for-prisoners swap deal

A Nova festival survivor, as well as an Israeli hostage who was released from Hamas captivity, testified before a conference run by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel on how sexual violence was used as a weapon of war

LEBANON: Biden announces 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, in which Israel will gradually withdraw forces and Lebanese Army will deploy along border ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon cease-fire aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Reports of 15 killed in Israeli strike on shelter in Gaza City

  While fierce battles between IDF and Hamas terrorists have become routine in Gaza, a different kind of conflict has emerged within the Gaza Strip in recent weeks. The terrorist organization is now fighting crime families and mobs who dare to interfere with what has become Gaza's primary source of power and revenue – international […]

Army says there is no way to verify the image of a dead body released by Hamas at this stage. The group's military spokesman claims another woman hostage at risk of death

'Hamas would have seen it as a vindication of its cynical strategy to hope and pray the international community forgets about the fate of more than 100 hostages,' U.S. deputy ambassador says