The terrorist group has survived the Israeli invasion, continues to recruit and can’t be excluded from any future governance model

We all rejoice at the return of hostages from Gaza, but the survival of both Israel and the Palestinian people depends on ending the terror group’s reign.

The Wednesday, Jan. 22, issue of The Mercury had a juvenile AP headline at the bottom of the front page. The bias is so clear and obvious. Just so the AP and The Mercury know, the Americans are back in charge in Washington, DC. Americans are solidly against Biden’s pardons of thousands of potential lawbreakers and convicted murderers.

Beyond the hostage deal comes a potential ceasefire. With this ceasefire, Palestinians and those otherwise displaced by the conflict should be able to return to their homes in Gaza. On top of this, more humanitarian aid will be welcomed into the area, ideally without disruption.

The Israeli cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss and ratify the ceasefire deal reached with Hamas, according to a senior Israeli official. A day after a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced, the agreement is being held up by disagreements between the two sides, according to a senior Israeli official.

For eight months, the framework of the ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the war between Israel and Hamas had been on the table, prompting fury about the delay among some, and now praise for President-elect Donald Trump for helping to get it over the line.

US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said, “We have and will ... The comment follows Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's elimination in Tehran early Wednesday. The US is set to ...

Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, reported that 25 crew members of the Galaxy Leader ship have been freed after 14 months.

the political leader of Hamas, who was killed in the Iranian capital of Tehran. “There was not an impact on the talks in Cairo,” White House national security John Kirby told reporters. “We’re certainly glad to see that.” Kirby said progress was ...

JERUSALEM — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists ...

26 (UPI) --Hamas will release more Israeli hostages this ... The bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, has denied a set of sexual assault allegations by two different women including a fellow ...

Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in Gaza, in a carefully choreographed show of force that ...