Gaza News

Nidal Al-Mughrabi Jan 27, 2026

Exclusive: Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new U.S.-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, sources say, a demand likely to be opposed by Israel as the militant group debate…

Josh Breiner,Eden Solomon Jan 27, 2026

Court lifts partial gag order on probe into goods smuggled from Israel to Gaza

The IDF Suspects That Israeli Civilians and Even Soldiers at Times Are Taking Advantage of Lax Border Security to Smuggle Equipment Into the Gaza Strip. Haaretz Requested the Gag Order Be Lifted Off t…

Maram Humaid Jan 27, 2026

Lives on hold for two years: Some hope stuck behind Gaza’s Rafah crossing

Among those seeking an exit: severely ill children, a mother trying to reunite with her husband and an aspirant student….

Jan 27, 2026

U.S. believes Hamas disarmament comes with some sort of amnesty, says U.S. official

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Al Jazeera Jan 27, 2026

Hamas disarmament in Gaza comes with ‘some sort of amnesty’: US official

Official’s comment on amnesty for Hamas members seen as ‘significant step’, as focus moves to next stage of ceasefire….

Jan 27, 2026

Hamas seeking role for its 10,000 police officers in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks

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Jan 27, 2026

Court partially lifts gag order on major security probe involving smuggling into Gaza

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PBS News Hour Jan 26, 2026

News Wrap: Israel recovers remains of final Gaza hostage

In our news wrap Monday, at least six people are presumed dead after a private business jet crashed in Maine during the weekend’s snowstorm, Israeli officials say they’ve recovered the final hostage r…

Julia Frankel,Samy Magdy Jan 26, 2026

Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase

The recovery clears the way for the next phase of the ceasefire, as Palestinians await more aid….

@UN_News_Centre Jan 26, 2026

Gaza ceasefire is making a difference, but situation is still deadly for children

The fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food – but more aid still needs to enter….

Al Jazeera Jan 26, 2026

Israeli and Palestinian captives and prisoners: A timeline of key events

Israelis held captive in Gaza and Palestinians swept into Israel detention centres have been focus of ceasefire talks….

FATMA KHALED Jan 26, 2026

The Rafah crossing is Gaza’s lifeline to the world and could open soon

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is Gaza’s lifeline and only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war. The openi…

Emma Graham-Harrison Jan 26, 2026

Remains of last Israeli killed on 7 October 2023 returned from Gaza

Return of police sergeant Ran Gvili’s body should pave way for progress on second phase of Trump ceasefire plan…

Jan 26, 2026

Recovery of the last hostage’s remains in Gaza opens the way for next phase of ceasefire

Hamas says it now has committed to all terms of the ceasefire’s first phase….

The Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Israel says the remains of final hostage in Gaza are recovered, key for ceasefire’s next phase

The return of all remaining hostages, living or dead, has been a key part of the Gaza ceasefire’s first phase….

Jan 26, 2026

Gaza: Israel court hears appeal against independent media access ban

The Israeli government has stopped foreign journalists from entering the strip since the start of the war, citing security concerns….

JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY — Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Recovery of the last hostage’s remains in Gaza opens the way for next ceasefire steps

Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war. Monday’s announcement came a day after…

ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk Jan 26, 2026

Israel confirms no more hostages in Gaza as ceasefire moves to second phase

Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer, was killed in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that started the war….

Yaniv Kubovich,Bar Peleg,Jack Khoury,Jonathan Lis,Noa Shpigel Jan 26, 2026

Remains of Ran Gvili, Israel’s last hostage in Gaza, found and being returned for burial

Gvili’s Body Was Found in a Mass Grave in Gaza City, the IDF Said. ‘With All the Sorrow and All the Pain, Now We Can Finally Mourn, Now We Can Finally Recognize and Understand That Rani Is Home,’ His …

Alexander Cornwell Jan 26, 2026

Israel retrieves last hostage body from Gaza in boost for Trump plan

Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday….

Abbie Cheeseman,Lior Soroka Jan 26, 2026

Israel confirms remains of last hostage, Rani Gvili, returned from Gaza

The return of the last hostage’s remains brings the years-long saga over the fate of the captives, both Israeli and foreign, to a close….

Jan 26, 2026

Israel says remains of last hostage recovered from Gaza, clearing way for phase-two of ceasefire with Hamas

Israel’s military says the remains of Ran Gvili, the last person whose body was taken hostage into Gaza, have been recovered….

NPR’s International Desk Jan 26, 2026

Israel’s says it found the final hostage body in Gaza

The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found….

Reuters Jan 26, 2026

Israel retrieves remains of last Gaza hostage, military says

Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end t…

Tal Shalev Jan 26, 2026

Israel recovers body of last hostage in Gaza

The Israeli military announced Monday that it has recovered the remains of the final deceased hostage in Gaza, marking the first time since 2014 that there are no Israeli hostages in Gaza….

Chantal Da Silva Jan 26, 2026

Remains of last Israeli hostage found in Gaza, paving way for next phase of ceasefire

The news marks the completion of phase 1 of the ceasefire deal brokered in part by President Donald Trump. It will be followed by the partial reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt….

Reuters Jan 26, 2026

Israel Retrieves Remains of Last Gaza Hostage, Military Says

Jan 26 (Reuters) – ‌The Israeli ‌military said on Monday ‍that it had retrieved the ⁠remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, ‌the last hostage held in ‌Gaza. The ‍return of ⁠all living and deceas…

Al Jazeera Jan 26, 2026

Remains of last Israeli captive in Gaza retrieved, says Israel

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JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY — Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered

Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war. Monday’s announcement came a day after…

ynet Jan 26, 2026

Ran Gvili’s body found, no hostages left in Gaza

IDF announces at end of search operation in Gaza City cemetery that police tactical fighter who fell defending Kibbutz Alumim on October 7 and was kidnapped to Gaza has been identified; He was held ca…

Jan 26, 2026

IDF recovers body of Ran Gvili, last hostage in Gaza

“With this, all the hostages from the Gaza Strip area have been returned,” the IDF stated.The post IDF recovers body of Ran Gvili, last hostage in Gaza appeared first on…

David M. Halbfinger,Aaron Boxerman Jan 26, 2026

Israel Says It Will Reopen Gaza-Egypt Border, a Palestinian Lifeline, in Days

The Rafah crossing will open at the end of Israel’s search for the remains of the last captive in Gaza….

Jan 26, 2026

Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing once the body of the last Israeli captive held in Gaza is recovered….

Jan 26, 2026

High Court hears challenge to ban on independent journalistic access to Gaza

The hearing was held before Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg and Justices Khaled Kabub and Ruth Ronnen….

Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy | AP Jan 26, 2026

Israel says the remains of final hostage in Gaza are recovered, key for ceasefire’s next phase

Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war…

Julia Frankel,Samy Magdy Jan 26, 2026

Israeli troops scour Gaza cemetery for remains of final hostage as Rafah crossing remains closed

Israeli troops are searching a Gaza cemetery for the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili. Hamas says it has done everything required of it to locate his remains….

JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Israeli troops scour Gaza cemetery for remains of final hostage as Rafah crossing remains closed

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under ……

Jan 26, 2026

Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after search for hostage’s body ends

The Israel’s military says its troops are searching for the remains of Ran Gvili, reportedly at a cemetery in northern Gaza….

Jan 26, 2026

‘Handing Gaza to the PA’: Israeli officials slam partially opening Rafah crossing without Ran Gvili

According to the PMO, the timeline hinges on the IDF’s search for the last hostage’s remains, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili….

ANNA BARSKY Jan 26, 2026

‘Handing Gaza to the PA’: Israeli officials slam partially opening Rafah crossing without Ran Gvili

According to the PMO, the timeline hinges on the IDF’s search for the last hostage’s remains, St. -Sgt….

Jan 26, 2026

Hamas says IDF searching for Ran Gvili’s body in Gaza area it indicated to mediators

“What confirms the truth of our statements is that the enemy is now searching one of the locations based on the information provided by the al-Qassam Brigades to the mediators,” Hamas claimed….

Faisal Ali Jan 26, 2026

Hamas provides intelligence on captive’s body in Gaza as Rafah demands rise

The Israeli military ⁠says it launched a ‘targeted operation’ in northern Gaza to find the last captive’s body….

The Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to locate last hostage in Gaza

The return of the remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, has been widely seen as removing the remaining obstacle to proceeding with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire’s second phase….

Hala Alshami Jan 26, 2026

Investigation reveals Israeli campaign to flatten Gaza town of Beit Hanoon

Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit analysed satellite images, finding Israel razed homes in the weeks since the ceasefire began….

Hani Mahmoud Jan 26, 2026

‘Yellow line’, the de facto Israeli buffer zone shaping life in Gaza

The so-called yellow line has been squeezing Palestinians into smaller areas, making their lives more difficult….

Ron Ben-Yishai Jan 26, 2026

Israel’s policy on Gaza and Iran now runs through Trump, not Netanyahu

Analysis: Trump’s demands on Iran and Gaza are reshaping Israel’s security and diplomatic moves, leaving Jerusalem a secondary player as Washington weighs whether military force can topple Tehran’s re…

Jan 26, 2026

Netanyahu: Israel to allow opening of Rafah crossing after ending search for last hostage

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Amir Bogen Jan 26, 2026

Amy Schumer defends Israeli comic after US show axed over Gaza statement

The US comedian defended Israeli performer Guy Hochman after a Beverly Hills theater demanded he denounce alleged ‘genocide in Gaza’ as a condition for appearing and canceled the show when he refused,…

Associated Press Jan 26, 2026

Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to locate last hostage in Gaza

The return of Ran Gvili is widely seen as the last obstacle to proceeding to the second phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire….

Guardian staff reporter Jan 25, 2026

Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to find last Gaza hostage

Netanyahu says it will open Rafah crossing and begin second phase of ceasefire after search ends…