Both the Trump and Biden administrations have publicly claimed credit for pushing the agreement over the line.

Israel says it has killed thousands of the armed group’s members and destroyed much of its infrastructure, but since the cease-fire started Hamas has shown it still holds power in the enclave.

An Arab media outlet has quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that the Islamic group will submit on Friday a list of four Israeli hostages to be freed the following day in the second batch.

“To Rafah, to Rafah, inside, in Gaza,” a smiling young boy exclaims as he steered the cart. And three female hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross just after 5 p.m. local ...

"It is striking that Israel was not mentioned in the president's inauguration speech," a senior Hamas official told Newsweek.

Israel has confirmed that it will maintain control over the Rafah border crossing, the key passage between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

“To Rafah, to Rafah, inside ... And three female hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross just after 5 p.m. local time, to be transferred to Israel. Hamas released the names of ...

Rafah was home to over a million Palestinians displaced from the Israel-Hamas war. Now, Palestinians in Gaza wade through rubble to see what remains.

Head of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the occupied West Bank, Zaher Jabarin, confirmed today that Hamas will hand over the names of four Israeli hostages who will be released in the second group as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.

So, did Israel “win” the war that began after October 7? In the short term, it’s hard to say no. Even if Hamas has not been eliminated, Israel has been able to inflict far more damage on its enemies in both Gaza and the wider region, and ended the fighting with far fewer concessions, than many would have thought possible when the conflict began.