Live briefing: First hostages to be released Sunday under Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: 2 Americans expected to be released by Hamas in first phase of deal
How Israel-Hamas agreement came to be amid false starts, recriminations and deaths of key players
Why Israel can’t just ‘cut the head off’ of Hamas or Hezbollah
The Israeli military’s pursuit of 'total victory' in Gaza and Lebanon will instead guaran­tee the survival of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Slain terror boss Yahya Sinwar’s brother ‘The Shadow’ recruits ‘thousands of new fighters for next generation of Hamas’
YAHYA Sinwar’s brother Mohammed who has taken over as Hamas leader is said to be working to rebuild the terror group. The younger Sinwar, dubbed “The Shadow,” is recruiting
Inside the Gaza deal: How a New York real estate developer took on Netanyahu and Hamas
It was Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, when Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a stark message from his boss: It was time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Who is the other Sinwar trying to rebuild Hamas in Gaza?
Mohammed Sinwar, a top commander of Hamas and younger brother of slain terror chief Yahya Sinwar, has been trying to rebuild the battered Hamas in the Gaza Strip for months
Israel will not hand body of Yahya Sinwar to Hamas as part of hostage deal, source says
Israel will not hand over the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal, a government source stated Monday night. Earlier in the evening, Arab media outlet Al Arabiya/Al Hadath reported that Hamas requested Sinwar's body be handed over during the first phase of the deal.
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Hamas Has Another Sinwar. And He’s Rebuilding.
Hamas suffered a severe blow last fall when Israel killed Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader and strategist behind the Oct. 7 attacks. But now the U.S.-designated terrorist group has another Sinwa ...
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Yahya Sinwar’s Brother, ‘Shadow’, Strengthening Resistance in Gaza – Report
The younger brother of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is working to build the Resistance in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Israel refuses to return Yahya Sinwar's body to Hamas - report
Hamas had asked for the body of its former leader to be handed over in the first phase of the agreement, in addition to several major terrorists held in Israeli prisons
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Mohammed Sinwar becomes new Hamas leader in Gaza Strip — WSJ
Head of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, Mohammed Sinwar, has become a new Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, citing sources. According to the newspaper, Sinwar is the younger brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in October 2024.
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Did Israel sacrifice security for the hostage deal?
The Israel Democracy Institute’s December 2024 Israeli Voice Index indicates that most Israelis favor a comprehensive agreement with Hamas that would involve a hostage exchange for a ceasefire. Fifty-three percent support the deal,
How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.