Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said the second phase entailed “demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.”

A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas was among seven people killed on Thursday in a pair of Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, a Hamas source said. The Israeli military and Hamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident.

CAIRO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Hamas is expected to elect a new leader this month, ‌two ​sources in the group told Reuters, filling the role ‌left vacant since Israel killed Yahya Sinwar in 2024 despite concerns that a successor could suffer the same fate.

US officials stated that President Trump sent out invitations to the countries he personally selected to be on the Gaza Board of Peace. The US will be engaging in conversations with Hamas on demilitarization and will discuss what amnesty program can be given to Hamas with Israel,

Hospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line.

The Israeli military has drawn up plans for a new ground operation inside Gaza, the Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing people briefed on the matter.

An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on "Israeli collaborators."

The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.

They often silenced my story and told me not to tell it. Now I am here, sitting in front of the camera, and honestly, no one will silence me anymore.”

People packed a San Francisco synagogue, hoping to hear first-hand how Eliya and Ziv survived the terrifying October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, with one of them being kidnapped and held in captivity for 505 days.