Hamas has submitted its response to a United States-backed ceasefire proposal, while a leading official from the Palestinian group said the proposed deal offers “no guarantees to end the war” in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas' Gaza chief and the younger brother of the Palestinian group's deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack, Yahya Sinwar, had been killed.
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal put forth by the United States for the Gaza Strip, according to Al-Jazeera’s sources, but an American official rejected the claim and stated the accord being discussed was “unacceptable” and “disappointing”.
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander will soon be freed in the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official has told Reuters, a move key Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt described as an encouraging step towards a return to ceasefire negotiations in the war-torn enclave.
The Palestinian group Hamas has condemned a recent US decision to lift the immunity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), asserting that the move exposes Washington’s “blind bias” against Palestinians.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs”, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and the disarmament of the group.
The Palestinian group Hamas has instructed British lawyers to appeal the UK's 2021 decision to designate the movement as a terrorist organisation, Middle East Eye revealed.
Only a quarter of Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed by Israel since the beginning of the war on the Palestinian enclave in October 2023, according to a report.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released a video that shows two captives in the Gaza Strip pleading with Israelis to pressure their government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act for their release.
Jordan is proposing a plan to exile 3,000 members of Hamas and its military wing from the Gaza Strip in order to end the ongoing Israeli war, Middle East Eye has reported.
Hamas has urged international institutions to follow up on the findings of a major new United Nations report that found Israel had committed “genocidal acts” through the systematic destruction of women’s healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposed permanent displacement of more than two million Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian movement Hamas stressed that Israel’s threats to restart war on the Gaza Strip are futile, saying ceasefire talks are the only way for Tel Aviv to save the lives of its captives.
Israel and Hamas have signaled they are preparing for the next phase of ceasefire talks, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce in the Gaza Strip that began in January.
Tensions have erupted between Israel and the administration of President Donald Trump over US talks with Hamas, culminating in a heated phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top aide and a senior American official, according to a report on Friday.
Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday has stressed that the threats made by US President Donald Trump demanding the immediate release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip are complicating ceasefire efforts and encouraging Israel to backtrack on the agreement.
United States President Donald Trump has issued a threat to Hamas and the people of the Gaza Strip as part of a demand to release all Israeli captives in the besieged territory.
Washington is engaging in direct talks with Hamas as negotiations on a ceasefire accord between the Palestinian armed group and Israel are hanging by a thread.
Hamas has rejected Israel’s “formulation” of extending the first phase of the ceasefire instead of proceeding to the second phase as originally planned, calling it unacceptable.
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails and released in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement, once again showed signs of emaciation and abuse.
The Palestinian group Hamas has announced that its delegation concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo, where it reached an agreement to resolve a delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed last Saturday as part of a ceasefire accord with Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced overnight into Sunday that it would postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners, claiming that Hamas has violated the ceasefire accord.
Hamas has released six Israeli captives from the Gaza Strip ahead of the release of hundreds of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons in the final swap under the first phase of the ceasefire between the Palestinian group and Tel Aviv.
