The sources said that while Hamas has successfully recruited new members, many are young and untrained and are being used for simple security purposes.

The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force.

Israeli hostages Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa were freed by Hamas on Saturday, while 200 Palestinian prisoners were released, Israel said.

Hamas is set to release four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday as part of the the ceasefire and hostage release deal it struck with Israel.

As the ceasefire-for-hostages agreement went into effect over the weekend, Hamas terrorists no longer disguised themselves as civilians and rode through the streets of Gaza in fully fueled vehicles.

U.S. President Joe Biden then touted the deal from Washington, saying the ceasefire will stay in place as long as Israel and Hamas remain at the negotiating table over a long-term truce. Biden said his administration and President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to stop the war for six weeks, but now the hard part begins for all sides.

"It is striking that Israel was not mentioned in the president's inauguration speech," a senior Hamas official told Newsweek.

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began Sunday as the Palestinian terrorist group released three hostages it held for more than a year, marking a seismic shift in the 15-month conflict driven largely by President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office in Washington and his personal push for the two sides to reach a truce.

Israel long demanded it keep control over Palestinians’ movement to ensure Hamas does not move weapons back to northern Gaza close to Israeli communities. Throughout the war, the Israeli ...

Israel and Hamas executed the group's second prisoner exchange during the current ceasefire agreement on Saturday.