Gaza ceasefire

How Hamas plans to survive Phase II of Gaza ceasefire with Turkey's help - analysis

This idea would seem to be an obvious non-starter for how to proceed in Gaza, especially as Israel and the Trump administration want to see Hamas disarmed.

A Hamas policeman keeps guard at destroyed Hamas police headquarters, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025.
A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Phase II runaway train: Gaza peace plan moves ahead, but Israel is being left behind - editorial

Palestinian terrorist group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis on February 1, 2025, as part of fourth hostage-prisoner exchange.

Israel backs Gaza militias fighting Hamas post-ceasefire over Yellow Line - report


Donald Trump's Gaza plan inverts the Abraham Accords formula - analysis

The Abraham Accords offered prosperity through peace; rehabilitating Gaza demands peace through prosperity.

Gaza’s decades-long isolation, economic deprivation, and rule by militant factions has created a perpetual cycle of despair that fuels extremism.

Israel’s triumph amid tragedy: Why October 7 strengthened, not shattered, the nation - opinion

Thousands of wounded face months, years, perhaps lifetimes of rehabilitation. 

FREED HOSTAGE Matan Angrest attends the funeral of Capt. Daniel Perez, his commander whose body had just been returned, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem last month. Matan found the strength to eulogize Daniel, the writer notes.

IDF kills two terrorists trying to cross Yellow Line in central Gaza Strip

The military said that the terrorists were killed while attempting to cross the Yellow Line and approach troops stationed in the area.

IDF troops operate in southern Gaza, November 4, 2025.

The dilemma of victory: Israel, Hamas, and Trump's role in Mideast peace - opinion

Despite the heavy blows it has sustained, Hamas is far from accepting unconditional surrender.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Knesset last month: Israel’s relationship with the United States now depends, to a great extent, on Hamas’s conduct, according to the writer.

WATCH: IDF destroys hundred-meter long tunnel, rocket depot in northern Gaza

Two operations in northern Gaza were conducted and dismantled Hamas infrastructure, while undercover operations in the West Bank managed to detain Hamas operatives in Nablus.

IDF troops under the Southern Command continue to operate in the vicinity of the Yellow Line.

Hostage remains identified as Itay Chen, last Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza

Notably, this leaves Hadar Goldin as the last remaining murdered hostage who was taken during active IDF service.

Staff-Sergeant Itay Chen.

Turkey signals Hamas could hand over power in Gaza, as Turks seek influence in Strip - report

Emirati newspaper Al-Ain pointed out that recent actions taken by the Turkish government might indicate point to Hamas adharence to the ceasefire, while the Turks seek to gain influence in the Strip.

A Hamas terrorist stands guard as workers search for hostage remains.

Senior Qatari diplomat warns that Gaza could end in a 'no war, no peace' situation

“We don’t want to reach a situation of no war, no peace,” Majed al-Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and spokesperson for the foreign ministry warned.

View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Omer Neutra's parents: Facing the impossible struggle for closure and certainty - opinion

In an op-ed written for the 'Post,' Omer Neutra's parents Ronen and Orna speak on fighting with everything they have for something no parent should ever have to fight for.

THE WRITERS take part in a vigil and news conference marking two years since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, at the Kennedy Center in Washington this month. ‘We are fighting with everything we have for something no parent should ever have to fight for,’ they assert.

Meitar Law Firm honors ex-hostage Omri Miran in symbolic Ramat Gan poster removing ceremony

The banner, which had called for Miran's release, was displayed prominently on the building throughout his captivity as a symbol of hope and solidarity with hostages' families.

Former hostage Omri Miran attends ceremony to remove his poster in Ramat Gan