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The Israeli army identified the two returned hostages as Inbar Hayman, 27, and Sergeant Major Muhammad Al-Atresh, 39. Both were killed on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel.
The FBI has arrested a suspect in Louisiana, identified as Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub Al-Muhtadi, who allegedly participated in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
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Exclusive: Hamas aims to keep grip on Gaza security and can't commit to disarm, senior official says
Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters, adding he could not commit to the group disarming - positions that reflect the difficulties facing U.
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that if Hamas keeps killing people in Gaza, “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” marking a sharp escalation of his rhetoric against the group as he tries to maintain a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel.
A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.
NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani backtracked on the debate stage from a comment made the previous day in which he declined to call on Hamas to disarm.
The Israeli military said it had received coffins believed to contain the remains of two more deceased hostages.
Hamas allegedly did not return all of the hostages within the originally mandated timeframe, leading Trump on Wednesday to say he would authorize Israeli forces to return to the streets of Gaza if Hamas did not release all of the hostages, living and deceased.
At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.
One body Hamas returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal "does not match any of the hostages," the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.
The current truce has been marked by flashes of violence in Gaza, including a public killing, as Hamas seeks to regain control over the enclave.
Hamas still has not returned remains of Itay Chen, Omer Neutra and 17 others, threatening the fragile ceasefire in Israel.
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