The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...

Israel and Hamas agreed on the first draft of a ceasefire deal on Wednesday (January 15, 2025), signalling the biggest step yet toward an end to the conflict. Among other things, the 60-day ...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an agreement with Hamas to pause the war in Gaza has been finalized, suggesting it’s on track to begin on Sunday. Netanyahu, in a statement ...

Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Rishq said separately in a statement that: "Hamas is committed to the ceasefire agreement, which was announced by the mediators." Israel's acceptance of the ...

Khalil al-Hayya’s televised remarks were delivered from Qatar on Wednesday just hours after a long-awaited and widely celebrated cease-fire deal was reached between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas warned Israel that the ongoing airstrikes in Gaza could kill the remaining captives before the break-through cease-fire and hostage exchange deal even begins ...

Hamas denied the claims, with Izzat al-Rishq, a senior Hamas official, saying the militant group “is committed to the ceasefire agreement, which was announced by the mediators.” The ceasefire ...

The victims of Oct 7 and indeed much of the wider nation are demanding a formal state inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Hamas attack, for example. “For years, Netanyahu propped up ...

Israel on Thursday accused Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas of backtracking on parts of the Gaza ceasefire deal announced the previous day. "Hamas has reneged on parts of the agreement reached ...

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Hamas's armed wing warned on Thursday ... the freedom of a prisoner into a tragedy," the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades said on Telegram.

Israel and Hamas appear close to a cease-fire deal to end more than 15 months of devastating fighting in Gaza, though it's facing something of a last-minute crisis. The agreement, which has hit a ...