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Netanyahu warns Gaza war not over until Hamas disarms as tensions mount over hostage body return

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Saturday that the war in Gaza would not be over until Hamas was disarmed and the Palestinian territory demilitarised.

Hamas returns another hostage's body to Israel as it struggles to find dead captives under Gaza rubble

Hamas handed over to Israel the remains of one more hostage on Friday night, after insisting it was committed to returning all the dead captives still unaccounted for under Gaza's ruins after two years of war

Israel says hostage's body released by Hamas not of IDF soldier: Whose remains are they?

Israel has denied Hamas’ claim that a body released by Hamas, along with the remains of three other hostages, on Tuesday night belonged to an Israeli soldier. Reports say the body handed over by the militant group was of a West Bank Palestinian man captured last year. This is not the first time that Hamas has sent the wrong body. Israel has threatened to resume fighting if the group does not honour the terms of the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza

Trump warns of allowing Israel to resume Gaza war as Hamas struggles to find bodies of hostages

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israel to resume war in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its obligation under the ceasefire deal, which was agreed earlier this month.

Hamas returns two more hostage bodies but says it needs more time to retrieve remaining dead captives

This comes a day after the Palestinian terrorist group returned four bodies following Israel's threat to cut off aid to Gaza. Hamas has said that while it is committed to the ceasefire deal, it has returned all the bodies it was able to reach

Why is Hamas killing Palestinians in Gaza as Trump's peace plan rolls out?

After Israel’s withdrawal from parts of Gaza, Hamas has turned its guns inward, launching a violent 'security campaign' marked by executions and mass arrests. The group claims it’s restoring order amid chaos, but rights groups and rival factions accuse it of torture and extrajudicial killings

Hamas returns bodies of four dead hostages amid Israeli threat to restrict Gaza aid

The Israeli military has identified the two hostages as Guy Illouz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese citizen who was 23, while the other two were Yossi Sharabi, a 53-year-old Israeli, and Daniel Peretz, 22, Israeli-South African dual national

Hamas executes rivals over suspected Israel links, says report as Gaza power struggle intensifies

Hamas has launched a fresh wave of violence in Gaza, executing rivals accused of collaborating with Israel, reports say. The crackdown comes soon after the ceasefire with Israel, as the group seeks to tighten its grip on power.

What happens in Gaza after hostage-prisoner swap? Can peace hold?

Hamas has released the nearly two dozen living hostages it took prisoner on 7 October 2023, while Israel has freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its prisons under the first phase of the Gaza peace plan. However, several issues between Israel and Hamas remain unresolved. Here’s what could happen next

Explained: Why and how Hamas agreed to give up hostages

Hamas has given up its only leverage over Israel after it agreed to release the hostages who had been held captive in Gaza for two years. But how were they convinced?