Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump are negotiating a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, demanding all hostages be freed and Hamas disarm. If accepted, the US would lead an international administration in Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Israeli forces struck over 130 Hamas targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander and destroying tunnels, according to The Jerusalem Post. The strikes were backed by intelligence, and ground troops engaged in close combat while expanding operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure.
Hamas has dismissed reports that it expressed willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, affirming its "national and legal" right to resistance against Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported.
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) revealed that last week it eliminated the terrorist Salah al-Din Za'ara, who served as the deputy commander of the Al-Furqan Battalion in the Hamas terror organization. Za'ara was killed on July 24, 2025.
According to CNN, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel's war on Hamas began nearly two years ago, the health ministry said Tuesday.
"Hamas wants to reach a situation where there will be decisions made against the State of Israel on the international stage, to reach a goal that the war will end and it will continue to exist," Cohen said in an interview with Kan's Reshet Bet radio, adding that Israel "did not fall into thi
Israel had earlier accepted the US-backed proposal, clearing the way for both sides to begin final negotiations to work out details before a ceasefire is finalized, CNN reported.
Hamas on Wednesday indicated a willingness to consider a ceasefire with Israel but stopped short of accepting a US-backed proposal unveiled earlier by President Donald Trump, maintaining its demand that any agreement must result in a complete end to the war in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Israeli hostage families in Washington, affirming full support for a comprehensive deal to free all captives held by Hamas.
US Special Envoy to Middle East Steve Witkoff called Hamas response to ceasefire deal with Israel "totally unacceptable" and stated that it "only takes us backward"
The London-based newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reports that Hamas sources have revealed to the paper that the terrorist group is facing an unprecedented economic crisis following the ongoing war.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) on Tuesday conducted a precise attack, striking a Hamas command and control centre in a terrorist infrastructure beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.