Hamas, Israel and Gaza
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A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
Trump’s peace plan between Israel and Hamas is under strain, Prince Andrew has given up his royal title, and multiple jewels were stolen from the Louvre in a professional heist.
The Israeli army identified the two returned hostages as Inbar Hayman, 27, and Sergeant Major Muhammad Al-Atresh, 39. Both were killed on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel.
Israel has targeted militants and others who approach its troops, as President Trump’s deal faces new challenges.
Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of the remains of hostages and prisoners — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.
President Donald Trump issued a warning to Hamas days into a cease-fire that it needs to stop killing people, end its attempt to regain control of Gaza.
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff — the pair largely responsible for Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal — provided rare insight into how the administration is trying to disarm the terror group and reestablish secure leadership in war-torn Gaza.
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a barrage of assaults on Zohran Mamdani about his stance on Israel and Palestine, accusing the Queens lawmaker of refusing to denounce the terror group Hamas.
According to the terms of a cease-fire brokered by international mediators last week, Israel and Hamas would stop fighting and the militant group would return all the hostages it held — both living captives and the bodies of those who had died, totaling 48 people — in exchange for the freeing of Palestinians held by Israel, among other provisions.