Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1336 EAT on Wednesday 10 December 2025 Hamas’s political leader outside Gaza, Khaled Meshaal, said the group is prepared to take steps to curb future attacks on Israel from the besieged enclave, but insisted that giving up its weapons would be tantamount to “removing the soul” of the…
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Hamas Claims It Has Returned All Hostage Bodies Within Its Reach
Updated By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1601 EAT On Thursday 16 2025 Jerusalem/Gaza – A growing dispute has emerged between Israel and Hamas over the whereabouts of deceased hostages, with Israeli officials expressing skepticism over Hamas’s claim that it has returned all the bodies currently in its possession. According to two Israeli sources familiar…
Israel-Hamas Gaza Peace Talks Face Major Hurdles
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1708 EAT on Monday 6 October 2025 Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the United States are set to gather in Egypt for talks on US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Gaza war. The indirect negotiations, scheduled to begin on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, will focus on…
Hamas Suspends Hostage Releases, Israel on High Alert.
Hamas has announced the suspension of further hostage releases, accusing Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The group claims that Israel has delayed the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, attacked civilians with shelling and gunfire, and failed to facilitate the agreed-upon entry of humanitarian aid. The decision…
Four female Israeli soldiers held in Gaza have been released by Hamas
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi updated at 12:48 EAT Saturday, 25 Jan 2025 Hamas has handed over four female Israeli soldiers held in Gaza to the Red Cross. Palestine Square – According to local media, the release is part of the second prisoner swap under a Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will also see the release of…
Israel – Gaza Conflict: When Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar & Gilad Shalit were Swapped.
By GM Yahya Ibrahim Hasan al-Sinwar; 29 October 1962 – 16 October 2024) was a Palestinian militant and politician who served as chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from August 2024, and as the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip from February 2017, until his death in October 2024, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh [murdered by…
Hamas Keeps New Leader’s Identity Secret Amid Ongoing Israeli Raids on Gaza.
Hamas has informed the BBC that it will not disclose the identity of its new leader for security reasons, following the death of its former head, Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar was reportedly killed by Israeli forces amid escalating military operations. The group is expected to formally elect a new leader in March 2024 but has chosen…
Israel Attack on Hamas Leaders
By Anonymous On April 18, 2024, eight days after the Israeli attack on the Hamas leader’s relatives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a letter about that Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, where as a reference was used an article from Al Jazeera dated April 10, 2024, which said: “An Israeli attack…
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