Hamas Ceasefire

Hostage forum demands immediate meeting with IDF chief over Hamas ceasefire violation

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum want to know Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's plans for the military's actions after Hamas failed to return all murdered hostage remains within 72 hours of the ceasefire.

Hostage families, Israelis rejoice at Hostages Square following news of a peace deal.
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025.

Explosions in Gaza City area as Hamas clashes with ‘collaborators with Israel’

Former US President Joe Biden attends a ceremony, at Veterans Memorial Park, in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. May 30, 2025.

Joe Biden: I commend President Trump and his team for securing Gaza ceasefire

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks next to Jared Kushner and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as they attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brok

Trump envoys met Hamas in secret to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal - Axios


A moment of forgiveness and vision: What Trump’s words really meant for Israel - opinion

Trump’s address to the Knesset was not merely a gesture of friendship toward an ally. It was a recognition of legacy.

US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset following Hamas's release of the remaining 20 live hostages from Gaza, October 13, 2025.

Israeli skies light up as Pelephone sends messages for return of Gaza hostages

The display, scheduled to be up until Sunday night, “symbolizes hope, embrace and national joy with the expected return of all the abductees to Israel soon,” according to the official statement.

A light show seen at Pelephone's offices near Tel Aviv, October 2025.

Officials ready for return of hostages' bodies, but fear claims that some were 'not found'

Israel’s Religious Services Ministry officials said the transfer of bodies from Gaza could be incomplete, leaving some families without closure.

Coffin demonstration in Tel Aviv: the mock funeral for slain Israeli hostages, 5-Sept-2024.

Two Years and We Can Finally Breathe Again

There is still much we do not know about what comes next for Gaza - but the West endures and the promise of Israel shines on

The USA and Israeli flags are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City to thank US president Joe Biden on his support for Israel, Oct 18, 2023.

Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Israel on Thursday night

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Israel Thursday night after helping mediate Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Egypt.

Jared Kushner (L) and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) arrive to attend a joint press conference held by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the State Dining Room at the White House, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza • PM Netanyahu: With God's help, we will bring them all home

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Trump announces Israel, Hamas reached Gaza deal, hostages to be released 72 hours after signing

The deal is expected to be signed in Egypt on Thursday afternoon, sources in the Hamas terrorist organization told Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen. 

People hug next to banner with photos of hostages at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.

Trump tells Netanyahu he's 'always so f***ing negative' after Hamas replies to peace plan - Axios

“Bibi told Trump this is nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn't mean anything," Axios quoted an informed US official with knowledge of the call.

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

IDF withdrawal, future raids in Gaza key to success of deal with Hamas - analysis

Israel needs to be asking itself the long-term question: What danger will Hamas still present to Israel over a more extended period of time?

A Palestinian Hamas militant helps fix the headband of another as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages, including four held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a ceasefire and

Hamas starts gathering hostage remains, denies agreeing to gradually disarm - report

The terror organization also reportedly requested, through Egyptian mediators, that the IDF cease airstrikes in the Gaza Strip so that it can complete the task. 

Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages. Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

'Full of traps': Hezbollah slams Trump's peace plan despite support for upcoming negotiations

Despite this, Hezbollah expressed its support and praised Hamas’s decision to participate in the ceasefire negotiations that will be taking place on Monday.

Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.