Hamas names main condition for disarmament
A Hamas source said the group will only agree to give up its weapons through negotiations that result in the establishment of a Palestinian state, The Times of Israel reported.
A Hamas source said the group will only agree to give up its weapons through negotiations that result in the establishment of a Palestinian state, The Times of Israel reported.
The U.S.-backed plan for Gaza cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli “violations” persist, Hamas political bureau member Husam Badran said.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has issued a report detailing casualties recorded since the start of the current ceasefire. According to the data, 376 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 wounded in continued clashes.
Hamas is ready to discuss “freezing or storing” its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel, member of Hamas’s decision-making political bureau Bassem Naim said.
Israel will retain control of the security issues in the West Bank but a political decision on its annexation is still a subject of discussion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Israel has identified the remains of the hostage it received from Hamas yesterday as Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
Israel said that remains returned from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday do not belong to either of the two captives still in the enclave.
The radical Palestinian movement has announced the transfer of another deceased hostage's remains to Israeli authorities, with only one body of a captive remaining in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for talks, following their telephone conversation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed three senior Hamas commanders. This follows an earlier operation in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of five militants.
The Palestinian radical movement Hamas is moving to become a political party, the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported.
Palestinian militants have transferred the remains of another deceased hostage to Israeli military for thetransportation and identification procedures.
The body of one of the three hostages yet to be returned to Israel has been found in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas warned that Israeli violations could undermine the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, official representative of the radical organization Hazem Qasim said.
An armed terrorist infiltrated the Yellow Line, IDF reports
23 people were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip
The UN Security Council has adopted a U.S. draft resolution supporting U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip. Of 15 UN Security Council members 13 voted for the document, while Russia and China abstained.
The United States is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.
U.S. envoy for peace missions Steve Witkoff is planning to meet with chief negotiator of Hamas Khalil al-Hayya soon, according to sources.
Hamas is strengthening control over Gaza areas that have been abandoned by Israeli troops under the ceasefire deal, Reuters reported.