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The captive, identified by Palestinian sources as Adham Attallah al-Aqar, was among dozens of Hamas militants who had remained in the group's tunnel network in Rafah. In December, Yasser Abu Shabab, who led the Israel-backed militia, died after being wounded in clashes in Gaza
Trump threatened that Hamas will be 'destroyed' if it fails to disarm, but in Syria, he adopted a more flexible approach, allowing Ahmed al-Sharaa to integrate radical Islamist militias into the new Syrian army
The decision marks a departure from Israel's demand for full demilitarization before rebuilding. Senior defense officials warn they have received no instructions on how Hamas would be disarmed
According to sources who spoke with Reuters, Hamas called on its civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the U.S.-backed Palestinian technocratic committee set to oversee Gaza; This, as Hamas promises to disarm and relinquish power of the Strip to Trump-backed authorities
As Israel loses its primary lever against Hamas and the international community, Netanyahu may turn to Trump and advance his objectives by conditioning the IDF's withdrawal from the Yellow Line. 'We have additional tools of influence,' a source close to the prime minister says
Hamas and Washington reportedly reached an understanding on disarming the group and letting it become a legitimate political party. Hamas has agreed to a clean handover of power to Gaza technocrats backed by the U.S., but police and bureaucrats will become the group's new grazing pasture
Trump said that 'we're going to know over the next two to three days, certainly weeks,' if Hamas will disarm at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ahead of Thursday's official signing ceremony for the Board of Peace. Trump added that he plans to build a 'Golden Dome' U.S. missile defense system
As Hamas resumes fundraising and attempts to revive weapons production, Israeli defense officials worry the plan being implemented is different from the one discussed. 'They plan on building towers in Gaza from which IDF installations can be observed- it's unthinkable' a source says
When a moral judgment, such as 'the war became unjust,' rests on a factual claim such as 'Hamas could have been defeated by diplomatic means,' the latter should be grounded in something firmer than wishful thinking
While the protest on Thursday passed without major incidents, pro-Hamas rhetoric, including chants of 'Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here,' sparked outrage in the Jewish community and drew responses from national Jewish organizations and leading politicians
The request came after Hamas made threats of violent escalation. Qatar had informed Israel that Hamas was seeking to maintain stability during talks with Israeli officials
Hamas conveys 'business as usual' despite losing most of its leadership and control of around half of Gaza. However, its narrative is seen as disconnected by a public in dire need of basic humanitarian aid and leaders who value life over 'resistance and liberation'
Abu Obeida, whose real name was Huthayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout, was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City in August. Hamas said a new spokesperson for its military wing would also be called Abu Obeida, without revealing his real identity
This weekend, former hostage Romi Gonen shared her testimony of sexual assault in Hamas captivity. It had been in the minds of Israelis, informing the urgency of calls to 'bring them home' – horrors long feared but left unspoken
Among those arrested was Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy. In October 2024, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against several charities and individuals, including Hannoun, whom Italian prosecutors describe as the head of Italy's Hamas cell
In a self-congratulatory document that the group published to mark the two-year anniversary of its October 7 attack, Hamas doesn't explain how the armed struggle that it says is necessary has never stopped colonialist Israel, as it defines it
Even as many hold Hamas responsible for Gaza's ruin, Gazans say its limited ability to fix roads, curb looting and restrain war profiteers, alongside a quieter religious presence, is preferable to a violent vacuum
Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip demands from the countries involved in assembling the force more than they are willing to give, especially when it comes to disarming Hamas. The U.S. president will have to decide whether to insist on this as a condition for moving to Phase 2
Israel's killing of a key planner of the October 7 attack is unlikely to prompt a serious Hamas response, but it could complicate U.S. efforts to advance a fragile cease-fire and lay the groundwork for Gaza's postwar order
Eitan Mor, who was among the 20 Israeli hostages released as part of the U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire deal in October, told an Israeli news site that the hunger in Gaza City began 'about a month' after October 7 – creating especially difficult conditions in the tunnels – and that he met the current leader of Hamas in Gaza twice
