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Keeping the Netzarim corridor sealed off forced Hamas to meet its cease-fire obligations and, given the organization's desire to keep Israelis on tenterhooks, the government needs to find ways to ensure Hamas compliance

Hamas finally handed over to Israel its long-awaited list of hostages slated to be released over the next five weeks, claiming that 18 remain alive while 8 have perished. Authorities have begun preparing families for deeply concerning news about their loved ones' fate. The delayed list, arriving almost 24 hours late, details the condition of […]

Israel's Prime Minister's Office announced that "following firm negotiations, Hamas has agreed to an additional phase of hostage releases scheduled for this Thursday. In this phase, Israeli civilian Arbel Yehud, IDF soldier Agam Berger, and another hostage will be freed." In conjunction with this agreement, Israel has received a detailed list from Hamas outlining the […]

Hamas claims to have assured Israel that hostage Arbel Yehoud is alive, amid a cease-fire dispute exacerbated by an Israeli delay in allowing displaced Gazans to return north

With Hamas breaching the hostage deal and Israel in response maintaining the closure of the Netzarim crossing and preventing Gazans from returning to northern Gaza, residents, with Hamas backing, have been attempting to create alternative facts on the ground as they march along the route toward northern Gaza. #شاهد مشاهد جوية لآلاف الفلسطينيين الذين يرابطون […]

Conor McGregor, like many others around the world, likely saw the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity on Saturday and could not remain indifferent. The controversial MMA fighter, known for his outspoken nature, criticized pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Ireland who had waved Hamas and Hezbollah flags in Dublin. "To raise the flag of a terrorist […]

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