Hamas remained in power through four previous wars with Israel. With help from Iran it steadily enhanced its capabilities, extended the range of its rockets and built deeper and longer tunnels to hide from Israeli airstrikes. By Oct. 7, 2023, it had an army of tens of thousands in organized battalions.
The Israeli army said it was “unaware of any evacuation orders for residents in Jenin as of now”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months of war. Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it freed 90 prisoners.
The Hamas official, also speaking on condition ... to build a strong government and a strong capacity that all the Palestinian territories are united, so that both sides have a good partner ...
Thousands of displaced, war-weary Gazans set off across the devastated Palestinian territory to return to their home areas on Sunday, after a long-awaited truce between Israel
Palestinian Iman Nafeh had been eagerly awaiting her husband's return ever since she heard he would be released from prison as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Barghouthi was released once before,
After spending 44 years behind bars in Israeli custody, 34 of them consecutively, Nael Barghouthi holds the record for the lengthiest detention among Palestinians, according to advocacy group the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
Around 220 aid trucks were sent from Egypt towards the Gaza Strip on Monday, the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. An Egyptian Red Crescent official in North Sinai said the trucks include 10 carrying fuel.
President Trump has been widely and properly credited for pushing Mr. Netanyahu into accepting the cease-fire, first by warning in early January that “All hell will break out” if hostages were not released by the time he entered office and then by sending his old friend and new Mideast envoy,
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Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures as it launches major operation in the West Bank
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Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why
The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.
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First three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas under Gaza truceThe hostages, all women, “were officially handed over to the Red Cross” in Gaza City ahead of their return to Israel
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