Under the deal, approved by Israel’s government, 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for more than 730 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas have announced a pause in hostilities. In the best case, in which the six-week ceasefire becomes open-ended, it will bring a host of new challenges.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Hamas had asked for the body of its former leader to be handed over in the first phase of the agreement, in addition to several major terrorists held in Israeli prisons

Israel will not hand over the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal, a government source stated Monday night. Earlier in the evening, Arab media outlet Al Arabiya/Al Hadath reported that Hamas requested Sinwar's body be handed over during the first phase of the deal.

As the Israeli cabinet stalls over approving the ceasefire deal with Hamas, World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley looks at where the deal goes from here

According to reports, Israeli troops will be permitted to remain in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor separating Egypt and Gaza for at least another six weeks, but then they're expected to leave and the so-called Phase II of the deal mandates a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and some kind of "permanent" cease-fire.

The deal brings hope for Palestinians facing food shortages and widespread death and destruction, but its terms are controversial for an Israeli public traumatized by the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack—and wary of security concessions. Israel’s cabinet still has to give the deal its blessing.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is poised to begin Sunday, the Israeli government said ahead of a security cabinet vote on Friday as part of the internal process to formally approve the

YAHYA Sinwar’s brother Mohammed who has taken over as Hamas leader is said to be working to rebuild the terror group. The younger Sinwar, dubbed “The Shadow,” is recruiting

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's media team announced that a documentary dedicated to Yahya Sinwar's "legacy" is in the works, according to a post on X/Twitter from his English official page. “Yahya Sinwar, a man whose soul continues to fight,” his team wrote in their post.

Only hours after a possible ceasefire deal was announced between Israel and Hamas, Khalil al Hayya, chairman of the terrorist organization, declared victory, contending that the mass murder of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, would “forever be a source of pride for our people.”