Hamas, Gaza and Israel
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Hamas ceasefire, graphic videos appeared to show the execution of a group of blindfolded people in a public square.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war in Gaza would not be over until Hamas was disarmed and the Palestinian territory demilitarised.
Israel received the bodies of two deceased hostages on Saturday as the Gaza ceasefire comes under growing strain.
The issue of the dead hostages still in Gaza has become a sticking point in the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire. Israel has linked the reopening of the key Rafah crossing to the territory to the recovery of the hostages' remains.
There were empty chairs after a walkout and some street protests. Here is what Netanyahu had to say as the 2-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks approaches.
Hamas will need more time to recover hostages’ remains still in Gaza, two senior U.S. advisers have said, as Israel’s military began to prepare for the possibility of renewed fighting amid anguish and anger about delays in the return of abductees.
Gaza’s armed gangs include the Popular Force, the Doghmosh, the Al-Majayda and the Hellis — some of whom have been reportedly backed by Israel.
Hamas ceasefire, graphic videos appeared to show the execution of a group of blindfolded people in a public square.