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 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 Israeli army said it was “unaware of any evacuation orders for residents in Jenin as of now”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

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 ...

Now that there is a ceasefire agreement in place in Gaza, much-needed aid deliveries have started arriving. Media reports say around 1,500 trucks carrying aid entered Gaza since Sunday and many more are to follow.

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.

"Following the horrific October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, and Israel's ensuing military response, humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories, and primarily ...

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.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel meanwhile launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank, killing at least eight people, according to Palestinian officials.