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Once a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas takes effect, part of the focus will shift to the monumental task of rebuilding and governing the war-battered Gaza Strip. Israel vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for its October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in Israeli history. The militant movement emerges from the war, the worst Gaza has ever seen, massively weakened but not totally defeated. And fearing a repeat of the October 7 attack, Israel wants security guarantees. The humanitarian situation is dire in Gaza, which even before the war...

Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza. After mediators earlier said a deal had been reached, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that some issues in the framework remained "unresolved", though it expressed hope the "details will be finalised tonight". Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial role, said the deal was the "right move" to bring back hostages...

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BREAKING: Five days before Trump is sworn in as President of the United States, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement.

Six days ago Trump said if the hostages “are not back by the time I get into office, all hell is gonna break out in the Middle East.”

Trump is already ending wars that the Biden regime stoked. pic.twitter.com/CcBwNmJLQ1

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed relatives of hostages kidnapped by Hamas that the end of the war in Gaza is near, amid reports that a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal has been reached. A formal deal could be announced within hours, he has said. Axios reports Wednesday morning, "A breakthrough has been reached in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha and a deal to release hostages held by Hamas and establish a ceasefire in Gaza is imminent, three Israeli officials told Axios." "There is a breakthrough...

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed at least 13 people over the last day as a cease-fire deal remained out of reach after hours of negotiations and a new study estimated the death toll in the enclave throughout the war was undercounted by almost 20,000. In northern Gaza City, a strike killed seven people sheltering in a school. Six more were killed across Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and the Bureij camp for refugees, local medics reported. Cease-fire still out of reach after hours of negotiations Their deaths came as more than eight...

A deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas to establish a ceasefire and release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, U.S., Israeli and Hamas officials told multiple news outlets. The agreement, brokered during talks held in Doha with involvement from U.S. officials, appears to represent a breakthrough after several aborted attempts for which each side blamed the other. It offers the possibility of long-term relief from a sustained Israeli assault that has killed at least 45,000 Palestinians — and perhaps more than 70,000 — destroyed much of Gaza and...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday he was opposed to job cuts, but by Sunday, his new budget plan proposed $3.8 million in staff reductions. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios After canceling Friday's budget vote due to a lack of alder support, Mayor Brandon Johnson has presented a new plan that cuts his, once $300 million, property tax hike to zero, according to sources close to the talks. Why it matters: The proposal eliminates the property tax hike through, among other things, staff cuts that Johnson had vehemently opposed but alders wanted. •...

A week before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over from President Joe Biden, officials said a breakthrough had been achieved in talks in Doha and agreement could be near. Here are the main points from the draft, according to an Israeli official and a Palestinian official. Hamas has not provided any details. Also read: Hamas likely to release 33 hostages in first phase of truce deal with Israel: Report In the first stage, 33 hostages would be set free. These include children, women including female soldiers, men above 50, wounded...

The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for over a year, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding Middle East region. The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking civilian hostages. We’re tracking how many hostages remain in Gaza. Israel declared war on Hamas in response, launching a ground invasion that fueled the biggest displacement in the region since Israel’s creation in 1948. In July 2024, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an attack Hamas has blamed on...