Israel has killed senior Hamas military figure Raad Saad in an airstrike on Gaza’s Rashid coastal road, in a move both sides frame as a major test of the new US‑brokered ceasefire. Saad, long described by Israeli officials as Hamas’s number‑two and head of its weapons‑manufacturing network,

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing.

Gaza militias emerge as Hamas regroups during ceasefire, with Palestinian fighters forming new forces to challenge the group's control in the territory.

The killing of the commander, Raed Saad, on Saturday was the highest-profile assassination of a Hamas leader since a cease-fire came into force two months ago.

Hamas' chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said on Sunday that a targeted assassination by Israel on Saturday of one of the group's

The fragile Israel-Hamas truce has reached an inflection point as the cease-fire deal hinges on the release of all hostages before it can move on to the next phase, but the terror group claims it can’t find the body of the final captive.

Tensions are rising once again after Israel firmly rejected Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s suggestion of a temporary “weapons freeze” in Gaza, insisting that the US-backed peace plan requires full disarmament of the group.

Khaled Meshaal tells Al Jazeera group seeks US approval for disarmament plan, a sticking point in phase 2 of ceasefire.