Gaza News

What's behind the Hamas offer to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander? - analysis

Israel has been unable to get a deal with Hamas and has waited for the US to make the move.

 Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan Alexander, at the address to the press at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu to hold talks as Hamas officials say Gaza talks have 'failed'

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a Qatari flag.

IDF told to prepare for 'immediate' return to Gaza fighting - report

 Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, conducted a tour of the field in the Gaza Strip

Israel might return to war in 10 days if no agreement reached

 Steve Witkoff seen on a background of Hamas terrorists and a protest sign featuring US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

Israel, Hamas fail in talks as Gaza hostage deal reaches dead end, source tells 'Post'

Source: 'When Steve Witkoff arrives, things may happen' • Netanyahu-led discussion on hostage deal talks concluded after approximately four hours

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a background of Israeli protesters (illustrative)

Gaza plan requires Hamas removal, no forced relocation, Saudi officials say - report

A senior Egyptian official added: “The US administration has conveyed to Arab states that it is open to alternative plans regarding Gaza, beyond Trump’s initiative.”

 Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades seen in Khan Yunis, Gaza, February 20, 2025

Donald Trump to Jordan's Abdullah: All hostages must be released by Saturday

Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff stated that Hamas is a terrorist organization that should not be allowed to be part of the government in any part of Gaza.

 Donald Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House in Washington, February 11, 2025

The new Nazis? Why most Israelis see Hamas terrorists as Hitler's heirs - analysis

There is now an awareness that Hamas is a movement informed by decades-old ideology whose roots reach all the way to Nazi propaganda.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza ahead of the hostage release. January 30, 2025.

WATCH: Qatar confirms Israel, Hamas agreement of Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal

A three-stage deal to release hostages has been reached • Ninety-eight hostages remain in Gaza, 33 to be released in first phase

 Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks in Doha, January 15, 2025

IDF begins preparations to partially withdraw from Gaza - sources to 'Post'

Some sources confirmed that the early stages of such preparations are underway, while others have not denied them.

 Israeli soldiers operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2024

Trump: Election win brought hostage deal, Gaza will never again become terror haven

Trump said he's thrilled American and Israeli hostages will return to be united with their families and loved ones. 

 A woman sits between placards with pictures of US President-elect Donald Trump, January 11, 2025

Israel will not release Nukhba terrorists in possible Gaza hostage deal - diplomatic source

Some terrorists with life sentences expected to be released in deal • None of 33 hostages set for release confirmed as dead

 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

IDF soldiers targeted with lists to dox, charge in legal cases abroad

The Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation called for the arrest of three Nachal Brigade soldiers for alleged war crimes after they entered the Netherlands on Thursday.

 DURING FIGHTING, a soldier communicates with other members of his unit.

Hamas's Sinwar is gone, so who's next in its leadership? - analysis

Only a generous Israeli incentive to whoever fills in Sinwar’s shoes can bring the incumbent war in Gaza to an end if such an end is what Israel needs.

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.