Hamas and Israel have accused each other of violating the October ceasefire deal and preventing progress towards implementation of the United States peace plan in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has criticised Israel for carrying out near-daily strikes and assassinating Raed Saad, a senior Hamas commander in Gaza, on Saturday.

Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov spent 505 days in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7 attack and witnessed terrorists' reaction to Trump's presidential election win.

Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.

The rights group said it had documented atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups, including murder, imprisonment, torture and sexual violence.

Israel exposes secret Hamas money network in Turkey backed by Iran, revealing hundreds of millions in transfers through Turkish financial infrastructure.

In a video statement released on Sunday, Hamas’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed the killing of senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli attack in Gaza the previous day. He accused Israel of violating the ceasefire and jeopardising the United States-brokered peace plan.

In a statement on December 14, Hamas tied its anniversary to the October 7 attacks and alleged Israeli violations of a ceasefire framework, as mediators continued talks on a broader deal.

Israel kills senior Hamas leader who served as one of the architects of Oct. 7, dealing significant blow to terror group's military capabilities.