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The Palestinian movement Hamas has termed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ideas about a “future” for the Gaza Strip that excludes the group from the territory’s rule as mere “delusions".

The Israeli army has admitted its failure to safeguard the Be’eri settlement near the Gaza Strip during the Oct. 7, 2023 surprise attack by Hamas.

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has assured Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh that Palestinians will ultimately prevail in the face of the Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.

After nine months of war, much of Hamas’s tunnel network is still in a “good functional state” in many parts of the Gaza Strip, and the armed group still has the capacity and capability to organize raids close to the border with Israel and possibly even across it, Channel 12 news reports, citing "a recently written IDF assessment."

Palestinian group Hamas has announced escalating Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip are not helping negotiations to end the war, saying Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is creating obstacles to the truce talks.

The Israeli army has ordered the Hannibal Directive – a controversial Israeli military policy aimed at preventing the capture of Israeli soldiers by enemy at any cost – on 7 October 2023 during an attack by Hamas, an investigation by the Israeli daily Haaretz has revealed.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, says that they have recruited thousands of new fighters during the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip with Israel since October 2023, with more ready to join if necessary.

A senior Hamas official has stated that the Palestinian group is ready to hold talks about releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip without the precondition of a “complete and permanent ceasefire”.

Israeli spy agency Mossad says it is studying Hamas's response to a ceasefire proposal that mediators have been trying to finalise for weeks to put an end to Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian group Hamas announced that there’s been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the war on the Gaza Strip as tens of thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv, demanding the government save the captives and get a deal done.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” agreement that would facilitate the return of some hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, even if not all. But, the premier stressed that he would not agree to any deal that stipulates an end to Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza.

The Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari has stated Hamas is “an idea” that cannot disappear, adding that the goal to wipe the group out is unachievable.

Israeli security authorities ignored an intelligence document last September that predicted the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, according to a report.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has announced that two Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group were killed in an Israeli raid in Rafah, southern Gaza, a few days ago.

The Palestinian movement Hamas has slammed remarks by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken blaming the group for the Gaza ceasefire stalemate, stressing the remarks show he’s part of the problem and not the solution to the conflict.

At least 14 Israelis were likely intentionally killed by the Israeli army on 7 October as part of a protocol aimed at preventing capture, a new United Nations report has disclosed.

An inquiry by a United Nations-backed commission has found that Israel and Palestinian groups have committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip, as it also accused Tel Aviv of “crimes against humanity”.

Hamas has responded to a ceasefire proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden, capping days of waiting for an official response from the Palestinian group.

Palestinian group Hamas says the resignations of Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz and war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot lay bare the collapse of the regime’s political system.

Doha and Cairo have, on behalf of the US, pressed leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal in Gaza, or face expulsion from the Qatari capital and the freezing of their assets, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported citing own sources.

Hamas on Saturday said some Israeli hostages were killed during Israel’s rescue mission in central Gaza on Saturday, but provided no proof.

Some 80 Israeli hostages are thought to still remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip after 43 were declared dead in absentia on Tuesday, according to an updated official tally released by Israel.

Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of the Gaza Strip and is examining alternatives, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has stated, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden as Palestinian fighters continue to resist the invasion.

An opinion poll conducted by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation found that more than 40 percent of Israelis believe the Palestinian armed group Hamas will maintain its control over the Gaza Strip.

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the surprise operation by the Palestinian resistance factions in the Israeli-occupied territories in October last year put the occupying regime on a path of destruction.