Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov spent 505 days in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7 attack and witnessed terrorists' reaction to Trump's presidential election win.

Hamas and Israel have accused each other of violating the October ceasefire deal and preventing progress towards implementation of the United States peace plan in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has criticised Israel for carrying out near-daily strikes and assassinating Raed Saad, a senior Hamas commander in Gaza, on Saturday.

Displaced Gazans in al-Qarara face rent demands from Hamas for beach tents amid Storm Byron floods, the IDF reveals.

Israel exposes secret Hamas money network in Turkey backed by Iran, revealing hundreds of millions in transfers through Turkish financial infrastructure.

Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.

The killing of the commander, Raed Saad, on Saturday was the highest-profile assassination of a Hamas leader since a cease-fire came into force two months ago.

In a video statement released on Sunday, Hamas’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed the killing of senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli attack in Gaza the previous day. He accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and jeopardising the United States-brokered peace plan.

In a statement on December 14, Hamas tied its anniversary to the October 7 attacks and alleged Israeli violations of a ceasefire framework, as mediators continued talks on a broader deal.