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Mourners carry the body of Raid Saad, a commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, during his funeral in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on December 14, 2025. Saad was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a car west of Gaza City, according to Hamas. The strike occurred amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Abood Abusalama / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas says Israel jeopardizes ceasefire after killing senior commander

Hamas confirmed the death of Raed Saad, a senior commander who was killed by an Israeli explosive device, as the two sides approach phase two of the fragile ceasefire.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT - OCTOBER 13: President Donald Trump poses with Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani during a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Evan Vucci - Pool / Getty Images)

Trump says members of Gaza Peace Board will be named early next year: ‘Everyone wants to be on it’

President Donald Trump announced that the members of the Gaza Board of Peace will be named early next year as Israel and Hamas slowly move into phase two of the U.S. president’s peace proposal.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Ahead of his remarks during a joint meeting of Congress, Netanyahu is meeting with Senate and House leadership. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Netanyahu: Second phase of Gaza ceasefire expected soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel and Hamas are close to entering the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which will begin shortly after the terror group returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a “coffee ceremony” at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump begins a multi-nation tour of the Gulf region focused on expanding economic ties and reinforcing security cooperation with key U.S. allies. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump poised to push Saudi crown prince to sign Abraham Accords in upcoming White House meeting

President Donald Trump is expected to host a visit with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week amid the ongoing effort to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

TOPSHOT - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Bing Guan / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BING GUAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives in Washington for landmark Trump Meeting

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for his first official visit, becoming the first Syrian president to visit Washington, D.C., since the nation’s independence in 1946.

Relatives of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian Hamas movement carry a picture of Omer Neutra, 22, in Kibbutz Nirim along the fence on the Gaza border, equipped with powerful loudspeakers hanging from cranes, in an effort to get messages of hope across to them as their time in captivity nears to 100 days, on January 11, 2024. The conflict triggered by Hamas's deadly October 7 attack on Israel has caused massive destruction in the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands and leaving residents on the brink of famine. Much of the territory has become unrecognisable, as entire neighbourhoods which were once bustling with people, cars and donkey-drawn carts have been reduced to rubble. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump confirms Israel has received the remains of 3 deceased hostages, including 1 American

President Donald Trump confirmed that the remains of U.S.-Israeli citizen Omer Neutra were returned to Israel by Hamas on Sunday, along with the remains of two other hostages.