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Seven months after ceasefire with Israel, Hamas is at a crossroads. Its next leader could define Gaza’s future

IN DEPTH: The militant group has been without a permanent political leader since the death of Yahya Sinwar in 2024. With the next phase of a US-brokered ceasefire in Israel looking more precarious, experts tell Alex Croft that the impact of its leadership election will be felt across the region

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Hamas says a son of its chief negotiator was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza

Hamas says the son of its lead negotiator has died after being wounded by an Israeli strike on Gaza

The Independent UK

Hamas reportedly holds leadership vote at critical moment for militant group

New head will face decisions crucial to movement’s future, such as how far to cooperate with Trump’s Gaza plan

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Hamas confirms killing of top commander in Israeli strike on Gaza

The Israeli military killed Raed Saad, commander of Hamas' military manufacturing unit, in a strike outside Gaza City on Saturday. He was the most senior militant killed since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October.

Euronews

Hamas expands search for hostages' bodies in Gaza as Egypt joins effort

Hamas has expanded its search for the bodies of hostages in new areas of the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Scoop: Direct meeting between Trump envoys and Hamas leaders sealed Gaza deal

"Based on the meeting we just had, we have a deal."

Axios

'The War Has Ended Permanently': Israel, Hamas Agree To Ceasefire Under Trump Plan, Oil Prices Slip

Israel’s government signed off on a ceasefire plan with Palestinian militant group Hamas early Friday, marking the start of a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza under U.S. President Donald Trump‘s plan to end the two-year war in the region.

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Gaza ceasefire agreement has come into effect, Israeli military says

The Israeli military has begun withdrawing troops following a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The deal, brokered by the US and Egypt, includes releasing hostages and a plan for Gaza's future governance.

Euronews

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas

Israel’s Cabinet has approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East

The Independent UK

Israel says Gaza ceasefire has begun as troops pull back and thousands of Palestinians return home

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

Evening Standard

Hamas says it is ready to reach Gaza deal but needs 'real' guarantees of lasting ceasefire

Hamas’ lead negotiator says the group needs guarantees of a lasting peace as indirect talks with Israel to reach an agreement over the implementation of the first phase of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza enter the third day.

Euronews

Gaza latest: Trump says deal reached for Hamas to release hostages and Israel to withdraw troops as ‘first steps’ toward peace

Trump claims all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ after negotiators ‘sign off’ on plan

The Independent UK

Why Trump’s peace plan is so existentially terrifying for Hamas

COMMENT: Donald Trump may be frantically calling for an agreement between Israel and Hamas, but the latter has always created chaos and ridden its violent waves – and has little incentive to pursue peace, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

As Israel struck Qatar, South Africans saw echo of last decade of apartheid

In the 70s and 80s, South Africa hit Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Israel’s struck 8 nations this year.

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Qatar official says Netanyahu 'killed any hope' of hostage release with strike in Doha on Hamas

Qatar's prime minister has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of destroying hopes for hostage releases in Gaza

The Independent UK

US joins UN Security Council’s condemnation of Doha airstrike ahead of Trump’s meeting with Qatari PM: Latest

Donald Trump has reportedly held a heated phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu over Tuesday's strike that killed six

The Guardian - UK

Meeting with Keir Starmer was ‘tough’, says Israeli president

Isaac Herzog says ‘when allies meet they can argue’ after some Labour MPs condemn Downing Street meeting

Al Jazeera

Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours

In just three days, Israel has carried out strikes in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen.

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Netanyahu is an unhinged narcissist who has sabotaged world peace, says furious Qatar

Netanyahu’s bombing of Doha was the action of a ‘madman’ who is attacking international rules-based order, warns senior Qatari official

The Independent UK

Israel deliberately targeted Hamas in Qatar as they blocked Gaza ceasefire, president says

NEWS ANALYSIS: Isaac Herzog insisted the targeting of Hamas in Doha was because its negotiators refused to work towards a deal over Gaza. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports

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6 dead following Israel’s attack on Hamas in Qatar

QATARI workers are still digging through the rubble after an Israeli attack on Hamas’s political leaders who had gathered in the capital Doha to…

The Independent UK

Qatar digs through the rubble of Israel's attack on Hamas leaders in Doha

Qatar is digging through the rubble of an Israeli attack on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the energy-rich Mideast nation to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

Euronews

Trump says he is 'not thrilled' about Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar that killed five

Hamas claimed its top leadership survived Israel's strike on Hamas' leadership in the Qatari capital of Doha on Tuesday — although five lower-level members were killed.

The Independent UK

Qatar says it has a right to respond to Israeli attack that killed six in Doha: Latest

The Qatari prime minister accused Israel of ‘dragging the region to a place where it unfortunately cannot be repaired’

Al Jazeera

Who is Khalil al-Hayya, who else was targeted in Israel’s attack on Qatar?

Six people were killed in Israeli attack on Doha, but Hamas senior leaders are reported to have survived.

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