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Gaza war: what do we know about the hostage-prisoner exchanges and are they likely to resume?

During the seven-day truce agreed between Israel and Hamas, seven exchanges were made of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. But on November 30, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on the eighth exchange and there has since been a resumption of the fighting…

The Conversation

How strong is Hamas and could there be another ceasefire in Gaza?

As fighting resumes, we look at the capabilities of the Palestinian militant group and who controls it

The Guardian - UK

Israeli hostage, 85, told Hamas chief he should be ‘ashamed of himself’

Peace activist Yocheved Lifshitz describes meeting Yahya Sinwar in Gaza tunnel network where she was held captive

The Guardian - UK

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Hostage talks show a battered Hamas is far from down and out

The militant group may be playing the long game, hoping to weaken Israel while building antipathy against it

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Ukraine, Gaza, and worldwide political chaos: we are entering the age of wicked problems

The news from home and abroad seems beset with what policy wonks call wicked problems. These are problems “difficult or impossible to solve,” says the dictionary definition, “because of incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.”

Evening Standard

Israelis and Palestinians can no longer avoid a fateful choice about their future

Breaking the cycle of unresolved conflicts will entail great risks, but it’s our only hope

The Guardian - UK

Survival, scandal, a secret cell: how the nail-biting Israel-Hamas hostage deal was done

Weeks of precarious talks finally led to Friday’s releases of captives. Here’s the inside story

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - Cracks are showing in Hamas’s grip on Gaza while the IDF plot their campaign for the south of the strip

War can all of sudden turn battle commanders into fastidious lawyers when it comes to terms. Protesters marching in the streets of London may be calling for a ceasefire, but that is not what either side in the Middle East wants to call the minimum four-day halt they have just…

Evening Standard

Secrecy and public anger: how the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal came about

Increasing pressure from the US and from the families of Israeli hostages were vital in securing agreement for the four-day truce

The Guardian - US

Benjamin Netanyahu warns war will continue until Hamas is eliminated

Israeli PM says conflict is not over after negotiation of four-day truce to release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Gaza ceasefire deal brings relief but little hope of durable peace

Israeli military and intelligence services reported to have backed deal but are clearly committed to continuing efforts to ‘crush’ Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Israel and Hamas agree deal for release of some hostages and four-day ceasefire

Fifty Israeli hostages held in Gaza will be freed over four days in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners and a lull in Israeli military operations

The Guardian - AU

Netanyahu meeting with ministers amid signs hostage deal to be approved

‘I hope there will be good news soon’, says Israeli PM of potential deal for release of some of those held by Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Yahya Sinwar: the man who may hold key to release of Gaza hostages

Man described by Israel as architect of the 7 October attacks is now perhaps the most powerful figure in Hamas

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The Guardian - UK

The pressure on Netanyahu is starting to tell – this truce shows something has changed

A deal to pause hostilities in Gaza and free some hostages has been struck, but both sides are split on what happens next, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Hamas leader says militant group ‘close’ to truce agreement with Israel

Deal could include limited ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How a deal that could mean a truce in Gaza became possible

In today’s newsletter: Amid growing optimism that a deal to release Hamas hostages is back on, a former Israeli peace negotiator talks about what each side gets out of it

The Independent UK

UK announces sanctions on Hamas leaders and financiers

The action is co-ordinated with the US and aimed at disrupting operations.

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The Guardian - UK

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed dozens of Hamas commanders, says IDF

Troops have entered Gaza City and fighting is under way but analysts say there is no sign yet Hamas is significantly weaker

The Independent UK

Surge in number of people fleeing Gaza City as fighting intensifies

Thousands of Palestinians make the perilous journey south as the Israeli military says it is striking Hamas targets hard

Evening Standard

Hamas leader 'surrounded in bunker' says Israeli minister as troops 'in heart of Gaza City'

A leading weapons developer for Hamas has been killed, the Israeli military says

The Guardian - UK

A deadly cascade: how secret Hamas attack orders were passed down at last minute

Plan drawn up by handful of leaders was unknown to men who would carry it out until morning of attacks on Israel a month ago

France 24

Most wanted: The Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar

Since the deadly attacks on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel, Israeli authorities have been targeting Hamas leaders. The militant Islamist group, founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian intifada, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of…

WEKU

Israel will not agree to a cease-fire, Netanyahu says, as fighting continues in Gaza

As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks.

The Independent UK

Israel enters ‘second stage’ of war in Gaza with troops and tanks – alongside ‘unprecedented’ bombardment

Benjamin Netanyahu says war will be ‘long and difficult’ – while fears grow over the situation for Palestinian civilians in the Strip as communications go dark

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