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Hamas says Khalil Al Hayya elected as group's new chief

Lead Gaza negotiator replaces slain Yahya Al Sinwar as Hamas political chief

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Khalil Al Hayya

Israel clears way for crocodiles to guard prisons

Rule change lets security agencies use reptiles to help deter prison escapes

Itamar Ben-Gvir (L), Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022.

Hamas steps aside in Gaza. What does it really mean?

Technocratic committee may take charge, but the group’s military wing remains intact

Hamas militants guard an area where they are searching for the bodies of hostages with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City on November 3, 2025.

Trump hosts Netanyahu, warns Iran again

Talks also focus on Gaza ceasefire and disarming Hamas

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club, on Monday, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

Israel receives remains of three Gaza hostages

Earlier, Hamas said the remains were discovered in a tunnel in southern Gaza.

Palestinian Hamas militants stand near a International Red Cross (ICRC) vehicle, as a search for the bodies of killed Israeli hostages takes place, in Gaza City on November 2, 2025.

Hamas says to hand over bodies of 3 Israeli hostages

New development as part of the ceasefire deal, involving a hostage-prisoner exchange

An armed Palestinian Hamas militant stand not far from an International Red Cross (ICRC) vehicle, as a search for the bodies of killed Israeli hostages takes place, in Gaza City on November 2, 2025.

Israel halts aid to Gaza 'until further notice'

Israel's military said its troops came under fire from Hamas militants in southern Gaza

People run for cover following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip.

Hamas says to hand over bodies of two more hostages

Hamas releases all 20 living hostages, plus remains of nine Israelis and one Nepalese

A Palestinian Qassam Brigades militant watches as vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) transport 13 hostages handed over by Hamas in the south of Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on October 13, 2025.

Trump: I’ll decide one state or two for Mideast peace

US president hails Gaza truce even as new violence tests calm

Trump delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm Al Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

Trump says plans to leave Sunday for Middle East

'The hostages will be coming back Monday or Tuesday. I'll probably be there'

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

What we know about the new Gaza peace deal

Hamas has called on Trump to compel Israel to fully implement the agreement

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip celebrate after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, as they gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel agrees withdrawal line, Trump hints at ceasefire

Ceasefire talks intensify with Trump pressing for hostage agreement

Israel scales back offensive ahead of talks

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