The group still commands thousands of fighters, but the war has taken a toll on its weapons supplies, and its political future is uncertain.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

Vice President JD Vance said that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.

Some of the countries expected to lead the Gaza peace force are skittish about the prospect of going to combat with Hamas, NYT reported. US President Donald Trump claimed that countries in the Middle East expressed their interest in militarily entering Gaza to "straighten out Hamas,

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Hamas’s military wing is set to release the bodies of two more slain Israeli hostages Tuesday — as Vice President JD Vance warned it will take time to retrieve the remains of all of the

The only way to prevent Hamas from reasserting control over Gaza is to bring Egypt in properly, to lead the management of Gaza," Lapid said. Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his address at the Monday Knesset winter session opening ceremony,