Hamas Ceasefire

Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading? - analysis

Although Hamas only controls half of Gaza, it still runs the lives of 2 million civilians and seeks out new leadership amid targeted eliminations by the IDF.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.
A Hamas fighter carries a rifle in the Gaza Strip, last year. Hamas is reportedly prepared to hand over not only weapons tied to internal security, but the broader machinery of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the writer says.

Hamas, Board of Peace clash over disarmament agreement, enter impasse in negotiations - report

The terrorist organization has said that it would only give up weapons after the full implementation of phase one of the agreement, which requires Israel to withdraw from Gaza.

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

Hamas terrorists significantly recovering capabilities during ceasefire - N12

Hamas is recovering its military and civilian hold on Gaza during the ceasefire, avoiding peace plan commitments, an intelligence document seen by N12 News revealed.

|ByJAMES GENN
IDF soldiers seen operating in the northern Gaza Strip, April 13, 2025

IDF expects Hamas to enter disarmament process soon

The announcement was aspirational in that Hamas has not yet done so, and no one can really know whether the Gazan terror group will follow through.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

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.

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, IDF reveals Hamas tunnels by Jordanian hospital

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament • Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla • PIJ says that Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza plan represents ‘stance of resistance'

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A massive banner has been unfurled at Hostages Square during the two-year rally with a direct appeal to President Trump: “It’s Now or Never”

Hamas must step down to allow a new dawn for the Middle East - editorial

The plan unveiled by Trump and embraced by Jerusalem on Monday could indeed signify a new dawn for the Middle East, one of peace, prosperity, and security for all the peoples of the region.

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US President Donald Trump seen with a Hamas terrorist (illustrative)

Let’s bring them home in three days - comment

Nothing about the ceasefire deal is perfect. No plan is, but perfection is not the choice before Israel.  

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN
Activists protest outside the US Embassy TLV Branch calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump to end the Israel-Hamas War and return all hostages, September 29, 2025.

WATCH: Netanyahu, Trump speak to press on hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire at White House

The meeting follows days of negotiations and public messaging from both sides on a 21-point plan that pairs a ceasefire and hostage release with a phased Israeli pullback in Gaza.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

'All the talk about Hamas disappearing is disconnected from reality', says Hamas expert

Hamas plans to take over the Palestinian Authority within five to ten years, Hamas expert Eyal Ofer warned.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025By103FM
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.