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Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag have been home for almost a day after 477 days in Hamas captivity, and the accounts of their ordeal are beginning to surface. In conversations the returning soldiers had with their families, it was revealed that they had limited access to news via Al Jazeera and […]

The 37th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, the Arabic acronym for "Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya" (Islamic Resistance Movement), was recently marked. Hamas was officially founded by the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gaza Strip, led by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a few days after the outbreak of the First Intifada in December 1987. Since […]

The images of masses gathering to see the release of the hostages and the return of the Palestinian prisoners allow Hamas to convey a message of victory to the Palestinian public. But these scenes won't provide Gazans with solutions to their daily problems

Shortly after Netanyahu's office issued a statement demanding her release, a Hamas source said that the group had informed mediators that Arbel Yehoud is alive and will be released in the next phase. Israeli officials told mediators that her early release could resolve the crisis that led to the delay in Palestinians' return to northern Gaza

Israel's concessions in the cease-fire agreement, including allowing aid and medical transfers, potentially strengthen Hamas, despite concerns they will renege on their promises ■ The IDF's operation in the West Bank has implications for the hostage deal and regional stability

An Israeli source said the list of names submitted by Hamas do not align with previous agreements made between the parties over the release of the hostages, though their release on Saturday is going ahead as planned

Hamas said that residents will be able to go on foot, without facing inspection, on the coastal road that runs the full length of the Gaza Strip. Palestinians will also be allowed to go to northward by car or donkey cart, but will have to undergo inspection by a private company

As part of the Gaza deal, the Israeli government approved this plan to begin on the 14th day of the cease-fire. Netanyahu's office confirmed that Gazans unaffiliated with Hamas will manage the transfer, with all movements subject to prior IDF and Shin Bet approval

The Trump administration must shatter Hamas' temporary euphoria by making it clear that the international community will not finance its regime as it did before October 7. The reconstruction of Gaza must not mean the rebuilding of Hamas

Palestinian media reported a Hamas official said the next phase of the deal will happen Sunday, not Saturday as agreed. Israel, unsure if it's a legitimate statement or psychological warfare, informed mediators that a Sunday release would violate the Gaza cease-fire agreement

The government released minutes of the cabinet decision approving the agreement – but did not include arrangements established with Hamas. Some unpublished information, like plans to let aid into Gaza, is considered to be politically explosive

The Israeli army sought to prevent big celebrations, and PA security was out in force. But the masses who welcomed the prisoners released as part of the cease-fire deal showed that Hamas could claim a major achievement

Hamas has impressive control over every aspect of Gaza, from local media to hospitals and schools. It will galvanize all of this to help portray this as a victory for the group.

While the UN blames Israel for targeting aid convoys and the IDF accuses Hamas of attempting to seize control of aid deliveries, it is the residents of Gaza who pay the price, as some aid remains stuck on the Israeli side of the border, while other supplies are looted within Gaza itself

After sources told Haaretz that a significant development occurred in the negotiations overnight – and that the parties are 'very, very close to finalizing a deal' – Hamas said that Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails are 'close to reaching their freedom'

Vice President-elect James David Vance detailed on Sunday the implications behind President-elect Donald Trump's warning that there would be "hell to pay" if Hamas did not release hostages before he takes office on Jan. 20. Trump's deputy, J.D. Vance, clarified the implications of Trump's threat to "unleash hell in the Middle East" if Gaza hostages […]

The Israeli army's findings regarding the deaths of Tomer Arava Eliaz, 17 and his mother Dikla Arava, 51, were based on accounts by soldiers, commanders and civilians present at the Gaza border community during the Hamas attack

The body of Hamza Alziadana, a resident of an unrecognized Bedouin village who was taken hostage from Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 attack, was found next to his father's at a tunnel near the southern Gaza city of Rafah. There are currently 98 hostages held by Hamas, 36 declared dead

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Benjamin Netanyahu is betting that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pressure campaign will bring Hamas to its knees. But the prime minister has been wrong many times before about the impact of different events on the group's negotiating positions