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Hamas expressing readiness to release the remaining hostages—though conditional and subject to further talks—has brought a wave of cautious optimism to the families in Israel who have waited anxiously for such developments. In its reply to the United States' proposed peace initiative, the group announced its willingness to "release all Israeli captives, both alive and deceased, in line with the exchange arrangement put forward in President Donald Trump's plan, assuming the

Israel has accused Hamas of breaching the ceasefire agreement after forensic tests confirmed that one of the bodies returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) identified three of the returned bodies as Bibas' young sons, Ariel and Kfir, aged five and two, and Oded Lifshitz. However, the fourth body did not belong to Shiri Bibas or any other hostage, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to claim on Friday that Hamas had "placed

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have signed a declaration in Beijing seeking to resolve their longstanding discord, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. This marks a fresh effort to bridge the divide between the groups as the war in Gaza continues to escalate. The agreement emerged after a series of discussions aimed at promoting unity. However, past efforts have consistently fallen short, leading to skepticism regarding whether these