The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases
Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...
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Shaky Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal Worries Families of Hostages
The cease-fire is also a beacon of hope for Palestinians who have suffered immensely during Israel’s 15-month campaign to ...
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WATCH: Biden announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down ...
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After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza
As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding. The militant group has not only survived 15 months of war with Israel — among the deadliest and most ...
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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Highlights: France to keep fighting for release of French-Israeli hostages
Premium Israel-Hamas Ceasefire LIVE Updates: A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a relative upon the arrival of some 90 prisoners set free by Israel in the early hours of January 20 (Photo by ...
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Hamas names first hostages to be released after delaying ceasefire by over 2 hours
Hamas has named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday more than two hours after the ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to have begun. Hamas has named the three hostages it plans to release ...
The Irish Times18d
Hamas renews its ranks in face of Israeli military onslaught
In the wake of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal, Hamas’s fate will be decided by political rather than military means. Although the end of the war could be in sight, Israel ...
Business Insider18d
Cease-fire deal or not, Israel's Hamas problem probably isn't going away
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 ...
The Hill18d
Israel accuses Hamas of reneging on parts of ceasefire-hostage agreement, delays vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of reneging on parts of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement announced the day before. In a statement, Netanyahu said his ...
The Times of Israel18d
Hamas leader touts ceasefire as a defeat for Israel while hailing Oct. 7 atrocities
Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya praised the October 7 massacre as a major achievement that would be taught to future generations of Palestinians with pride, while touting the ceasefire-hostage ...
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Netanyahu says 'last minute crisis' with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited agreement to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and ...
The Washington Post18d
Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, raising hopes of a reprieve
Loved ones of people killed and abducted by Hamas react with mixed emotions to the ceasefire announcement in Tel Aviv on Jan. 15. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post). JERUSALEM — After more ...