Hamas rejects Netanyahu aide’s 60-day ultimatum for group to disarm
Israeli minister issues 60-day ultimatum to Hamas, threatening renewed war if the group fails to disarm as demanded.

Israeli minister issues 60-day ultimatum to Hamas, threatening renewed war if the group fails to disarm as demanded.







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Trump says Israel has complied with the Gaza ceasefire as he urges Netanyahu to move to phase two.

President Trump said he wants to move to phase two of the Gaza ceasefire “quickly” if Hamas disarms soon.
The group also confirmed the death of former Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said peace will never happen if Hamas has the ability to “threaten or attack Israel.”
The group’s Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says continued Israeli violations risk jeopardising fragile deal.

Hamas has confirmed that Israel killed its senior commander Raed Saad in a strike which killed at least four others.
Hamas’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, says Raed Saad killed in an Israeli attack that violates ceasefire.
Palestinian officials warn Israel’s new settlement plan accelerates annexation, deepens violence across occupied area.
The footage, aired on Israeli TV, shows the captives observing Hanukkah in a Gaza tunnel months before they died.
Khaled Meshaal says group seeks US approval for disarmament plan, a major sticking point in phase two of the ceasefire.