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There is no arguing that Hamas have used the hostages for their propaganda. But the internal rifts which Netanyahu says are being used by Hamas to sow division in Israel aren't Hamas' invention, and that division isn't just sown by external foes

Some protesters wore Hamas headbands, and one man waved a banner emblazoned with the images of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and PFLP General Secretary Ahmad Saadat.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, along with five other hostages, was executed while in Hamas captivity in Gaza. At his funeral, Israel's President Isaac Herzog said, 'I want to say how sorry I am that we failed to bring him home'

At the festival in the Nevada desert, survivors of the October 7 rave near the Gaza border have set up their 'Nova Heaven' installation that pays tribute to the festivalgoers murdered by Hamas

All six were kidnapped alive, three were meant to be released in the first part of a deal with Hamas ■ IDF spokesperson says they were found in a tunnel in Rafah, most likely killed 'shortly before' troops arrived

The IDF claims it has discovered documents revealing how Hamas manipulated respected Palestinian polls to inflate Hamas' popularity. Pollster Khalil Shikaki responds: 'This sounds like a war of narratives between the [Israeli] army and Hamas to shape public opinion'

Top Hezbollah official says group made efforts not trigger full-scale war ■ Israeli sailor killed in attack on northern Israel ■ Nasrallah: Hezbollah targeted Israeli intelligence base in central Israel, says Iran, Houthis will also respond ■ Israeli delegation returns from Cairo following deal talks ■ Hamas, Houthis laud Hezbollah attack

Hamas delegation to arrive in Cairo for update on cease-fire/hostage talks; Hamas: Does not mean they will participate in the talks ■ Sunday summit to include CIA head, U.S. envoy to Mideast Brett McGurk, Qatari PM, head of Egyptian intelligence and the heads of Israel's intelligence services ■ Over 100 rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon ■ IDF: Forces killed dozens of terrorists in Gaza City, Rafah ■ Police officer wounded during suspected arson attack near synagogue in France ■ Here's what you need to know 323 days into the war

In a court filing, prosecutor Karim Khan urged judges to rule on his request for warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and others

Hosts apologize for not cutting short the live television speech in which the mother, Ditza Or, offered to give Hamas the sons of those she deemed as embodying the failure of October 7

Hamas sees the many proposals for a deal as a trap in which the U.S. adopts Israel's position of refusing to end the war and withdrawing from the Gaza Strip

Blinken says current efforts to secure hostage/cease-fire deal with Hamas are 'probably the best, maybe the last opportunity' to do so ■ Hamas says current proposal suits all of Netanyahu's demands, thus preventing progress toward a deal ■ Israel's State Prosecutor recommends not to open criminal probes against ministers and lawmakers who called to harm Gazan civilians ■ Here's what you need to know 318 days into the war

Netanyahu's mouthpieces suddenly changed their views on a hostage release deal with Hamas in a week that is likely to be critical in negotiations, but the chances that the PM's far-right allies will join them don't look high

The explosion in Tel Aviv's Lehi St. wounded one passerby and killed the terrorist ■ Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack ■ Tel Aviv police chief orders heightened alert level, searched for additional suspects

In its first official statement since the weekend summit in Doha, Hamas accused Netanyahu of 'setting new conditions to sabotage the negotiations,' adding that the new demands do not meet its conditions regarding the release of security prisoners

Israeli delegation lands in Qatar to hold negotiations for a cease-fire/hostage release deal with Hamas ■ White House: Intelligence shows 'Iran hasn't moved off its threat to attack Israel' ■ Biden's top Mideast envoy reportedly says 'what is required of Lebanon is to reduce tensions' between Israel and Hezbollah 'and not undermine the efforts made by the mediators" to secure truce ■ Here's what you need to know 314 days into the war

Israel Police's failure to enforce the status quo at the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa complex during Ben-Gvir's visit could lead Arab citizens in Israel to heed calls by Hamas and Hezbollah to clash with Israelis, defense officials warn

A diplomatic source told Haaretz that the Biden administration – which until now has solely blamed Hamas for the talks' deadlock – is reaching the point where PM Netanyahu's behavior would result in the U.S. publicly accusing him of harming the talks and preventing the release of the hostages

  In a brief and terse announcement, Hamas declared that Yahya Sinwar, its leader in Gaza, has been elected as the political leader of the terrorist organization, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week. The announcement follows recent Arab reports about entirely different candidates, with the primary ones being Khaled Mashal, the […]

Sinwar, who has been the head of Hamas in Gaza and was the mastermind of October 7, will now serve as the paramount political leader of the group. The appointment is seen as a message from Hamas to Israel, to the U.S., to the mediators of the hostage deal, and to the Palestinian public