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Israeli soldiers say the killing of the Hamas leader was largely a matter of chance, while one says members of the military want to go fight in Lebanon because combat in Gaza has wrapped up

Organizations like Hamas know how to recover from the loss of leaders and grow new ones. But the chaos in Gaza and the time Hamas will need to recover may further jeopardize the hostages

The leader of Hamas was released from Israeli jail in 2011 in a prisoner swap, becoming the country's number one enemy following the October 7 attack. Israel marked his elimination as one of the main goals of its current war in Gaza

IDF releases names of five soldiers killed in Lebanon fighting ■ Hamas leader Sinwar killed by IDF soldiers in southern Gaza ■ Gallant: Sinwar's death is clear message to residents of Gaza - surrender and release the hostages ■ Hostages Families Forum calls to seize opportunity to reach deal to release hostages

According to the minutes, Hamas launched the attack when it did due to the rift caused by the government's judicial overhaul, and was also aimed at disrupting normalization efforts between Israel and Saudi Arabia

The inquiry said that 'Israel has perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system,' and that Hamas 'committed the war crimes of torture, inhuman or cruel treatment,' by taking Israeli and foreign hostages and holding them captive

Israeli officials say Hamas chief Sinwar stalled cease-fire talks with Israel in the hopes that a 'united front' consisting of Hezbollah and Iran would come to fruition – but the blows Hezbollah is taking from Israel could push him to seek a deal

On the first anniversary of the Hamas massacre, Christian leaders gathered in Jerusalem for prayer a massive event.

Israel marks one year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre on southern Israel which triggered the Gaza war ■ IDF says it carried out targeted strikes in Beirut, calls on residents of Beit Hanoun, Jabalya and Beit Lahia in northern Gaza to evacuate ■ Fifty-three percent of Israelis believe the time has come to end the war in Gaza, survey finds ■ Here's what you need to know 367 days into the war

In Barcelona, 4,500 demonstrated for Palestine while the Jewish community commemorated the Hamas attacks' anniversary, emphasizing unity and resilience.

In the wake of October 7, few in Israel expected the 'window of legitimacy' to degrade Hamas would stay open for an entire year. But the West's calculations, dictated by pragmatic considerations and not footage of carnage in Gaza, don't mean a blank check for another year of war – in Gaza, Lebanon or Iran

Israeli officials hope that the Hamas leader would prefer to go to a third country rather than face death in the tunnels, as part of a broad deal that would end the organization's rule in Gaza and halt the war

According to the source, Israel is trying to engage Hamas on less controversial issues for the organization, such as the number of prisoners that will be released in exchange for each hostage. 'We cannot determine if this is related to Sinwar,' the source said

Sources present at a Knesset panel said Netanyahu told them half the hostages being held in Hamas captivity are alive, and that he is not interested in an all-out war with Lebanon – only in pushing Hezbollah away from the border

The Israeli army said it hit a Hamas command center in Gaza City that previously served as a school. The Hamas-run health ministry said most of those killed were women and children. Separately, the health ministry said five health workers were killed by an Israeli strike in Rafah

The deal would have also encompassed the disarmament of Hamas.

Israel's hostages and missing persons coordinator presented the proposal with the knowledge of the Israeli political leadership, amid difficulties in advancing the existing deal. According to estimates, Israel would formally adopt the plan if Hamas signals its willingness to move forward

The survey marks the first time since the Hamas offensive that a poll found a majority of Gazan respondents judging it as a mistake. It was accompanied by a drop in support for the attack in the West Bank, though a majority of 64 percent of respondents there thought it was the correct move

An army probe found that the hostages' deaths are likely to be the 'byproduct' of an Israeli strike targeting a Hamas commander. A mother of one of the hostages says she received a document from Hamas nine days before her son's death

Displaced Gazans say they are doing everything they can to protect themselves and their families from becoming human shields for Hamas militants, and thereby targets of Israeli attacks, the New York Times reports