Three emotional days have passed for the Cohen family since their son, Nimrod, was freed from Hamas captivity on Monday. In an interview with Haaretz, his brother Yotam said that the struggle isn't over yet, as 19 deceased hostages remain in Gaza
One foreign official said Israel is still committed to the agreement and had also been aware in advance that Hamas would have difficulty returning the bodies of deceased hostages within days, but expected Hamas to return more than nine bodies by Thursday
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.
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
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'
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
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
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'
The New York Times also published intercepted messages from Hamas commanders on October 7, ordering militants to take hostages and broadcast the attacks to rally Arab support. While the memo did not explicitly mention killing or abducting Israelis, it instructed militants to set neighborhoods ablaze and film the atrocities to sow fear and destabilize Israel
Pressure on Israel and Hamas has produced a workable cease-fire, but the plan's details are thin when it comes to forming an effective civilian administration. Hamas could find a way to retake control of daily life
After 22 months of fighting, Hamas has lost its military capabilities, but it has survived, has obtained the release of prisoners and has restored the Palestinian issue to the center of the world stage
Netanyahu will convene the government on Thursday to approve the agreement ■ Hamas called on the international community to ensure that Israel fully implements the deal ■ Hostage families said their fight will not end until the last hostage returns
Israel's Ron Dermer, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Qatar's PM have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for Gaza talks. Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of the bodies of its former leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad as part of the negotiations