The Israeli military has recovered the body of slain Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose remains have been held by Hamas since 2014, just before Sunday’s cease-fire deal went into effect. Shaul’s remains were found in the Gaza Strip during a joint “covert,

Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been at war in the Middle East. The conflict has stretched across borders, spanning Gaza to Lebanon to Iran. Over the course of 15 months,

A cease-fire agreement between Israel and terrorist group Hamas began Sunday with the release of three Israeli hostages, in exchange for some 90 Palestinian prisoners in.

Bar also said that the release of terrorists is expected to increase the motivation to carry out attacks in the West Bank.

Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari crossed the border into Israel shortly before 6 p m local time on Sunday, after spending 471 days as hostages in the Gaza Strip

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Ophir Falk as well as White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and the upcoming Donald Trump administrations Middle East envoy pick Steve Witkoff w

According to Yehezkeli, the deal signifies that “Hamas moves forward in Gaza,” highlighting Israel’s inability to alter the region’s dynamics. Micha Kobi, a former official in Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, labeled the agreement as “one of the worst deals Israel has ever made,” according to Al Mayadeen.

The agreement to exchange Israeli hostages for Hamas prisoners calls for an end to the fighting in Gaza. But deep hostilities on both sides remain, and an unsettled region makes a lasting cease-fire

IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari delivers a statement to the media as the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect and following the recovery of the body of Oron Shaul, a decade after he fell in Operation Protective Edge.

Politically and strategically speaking, the two main objectives of the war, defeating Hamas and eradicating it from Gaza were not achieved. Moreover, the hostages will have to be exchanged for hundreds of murderers and terrorists, at a ratio of 1:30 or 1:50, who will return to terrorism and possibly kill more Israelis.

Hamas released three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza City hours after a ceasefire took effect on Sunday. The hostages-31-year-old Doron Ste