Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained relations with Palestinian factions. Amid pragmatic concessions and resistance rhetoric,

For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian politburo.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a high-level delegation to Doha to help seal a hostage and cease-fire deal, according to reports.

Biden officials involved in the effort acknowledged that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s participation during the final week of negotiations played a major role in bringing across the finish line a deal they had struggled to reach for more than a year.

The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Naim revealed that there were negotiations led by Qatar to ‘sign an annex’ over implementing a humanitarian corridor to for aid to Gaza’s population of two million. Senior Hamas

Inside a lavish clubhouse on Doha’s waterfront, tensions strained by months of fruitless back-and-forth weighed on negotiators as the hour neared 3 a.m. On the first floor, a Hamas delegation whose leader had once evaded an Israeli airstrike that killed seven family members,

Qatar might be a small country in the gulf region but they have played a critical role in negotiating on high stakes issues the last few years. […]

Israel's deadly West Bank raids come as Qatari and Egyptian Prime Ministers could start talks over the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire