Hamas Ceasefire

Kosovo, Kazakhstan, to join Gaza International Stabilization Force

The two countries will join Indonesia, Morocco, Greece, and Albania in their efforts to bring peace and stability to post-war Gaza.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
US Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz and other ambassadors vote in favor for a resolution during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a U.S. proposal for a U.N. mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, November 17, 2025
A station wall layered with portraits, stickers, and memorial notes – an everyday map of loss, kept in public view long after the headlines moved on.

The faces of hostages and victims persist: A call for justice after October 7

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite the return of hostages, Israel still grapples with unanswered questions and the need for justice after the October 7 attack.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Rafah in the Gaza Strip to visit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site, August 1, 2025.

US security firm involved in Gaza aid looking to recruit new Arabic-speaking contractors

The GHF had faced criticism from the United Nations and other international bodies over the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach its aid sites.

|ByREUTERS
An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

Hamas document reveals secret plan to maintain control of Gaza admin. under NCAG's noses - KAN

The document outlines how officials affiliated with Hamas must act before the establishment of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Two Years and We Can Finally Breathe Again

There is still much we do not know about what comes next for Gaza - but the West endures and the promise of Israel shines on

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByGABE GROISMAN
The USA and Israeli flags are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City to thank US president Joe Biden on his support for Israel, Oct 18, 2023.

Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Israel on Thursday night

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Israel Thursday night after helping mediate Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Egypt.

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Jared Kushner (L) and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) arrive to attend a joint press conference held by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the State Dining Room at the White House, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza • PM Netanyahu: With God's help, we will bring them all home

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Trump announces Israel, Hamas reached Gaza deal, hostages to be released 72 hours after signing

The deal is expected to be signed in Egypt on Thursday afternoon, sources in the Hamas terrorist organization told Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen. 

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN
People hug next to banner with photos of hostages at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.

Trump tells Netanyahu he's 'always so f***ing negative' after Hamas replies to peace plan - Axios

“Bibi told Trump this is nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn't mean anything," Axios quoted an informed US official with knowledge of the call.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

IDF withdrawal, future raids in Gaza key to success of deal with Hamas - analysis

Israel needs to be asking itself the long-term question: What danger will Hamas still present to Israel over a more extended period of time?

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A Palestinian Hamas militant helps fix the headband of another as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages, including four held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a ceasefire and

Hamas starts gathering hostage remains, denies agreeing to gradually disarm - report

The terror organization also reportedly requested, through Egyptian mediators, that the IDF cease airstrikes in the Gaza Strip so that it can complete the task. 

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages. Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

'Full of traps': Hezbollah slams Trump's peace plan despite support for upcoming negotiations

Despite this, Hezbollah expressed its support and praised Hamas’s decision to participate in the ceasefire negotiations that will be taking place on Monday.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.

Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece, Trump says Hamas faces 'obliteration' if it rejects deal

Hamas collecting hostage bodies • Detained flotilla participant accused of biting prison medical staff • Israeli, Diaspora communities commemorate Oct. 7 Massacre anniversary.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

'Ready for a lasting peace': Trump, world figures respond to Hamas announcement on hostage release

Hamas announced on Friday night that they would release all 48 hostages, but that the 72 hour US deadline is unrealistic.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.