Hamas named four Israeli women soldiers it plans to release from captivity in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire nears the end of its first week.

The four Israeli soldiers held by Hamas for 15 months display trilingual “release certificates,” bound like college diplomas. The camera shows each woman receiving a Hamas pendant and other souvenirs,

Options traders are the least pessimistic in three years on Israel’s currency now that a ceasefire with Hamas has begun in Gaza.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Hamas has recruited almost as many militants as it’s lost in Israeli strikes, comments that underscored US skepticism about the long-term prospects of Israel’s effort to demolish the group since the Oct.

After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas have announced a pause in hostilities. In the best case, in which the six-week ceasefire becomes open-ended, it will bring a host of new challenges.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire agreement that could trigger the release of Israeli hostages seized by the militant Islamist group in October 2023.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an agreement to free hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been finalized.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire until Feb. 18 to give Israeli troops more time to withdraw, the Trump administration said Sunday, while a Gaza dispute with Hamas over a hostage was resolved.

President Donald Trump's second term is already bringing massive changes as global leaders, allies and adversaries alike, watch to see where they fall in the pecking order and vie for a seat at the table.

President Donald Trump ended a Biden administration hold on supplying 2,000-pound bombs to Israel and called on Egypt and Jordan to accept more Palestinian refugees following the devastation of the conflict in Gaza.

Hamas handed over four female Israeli soldiers it had held captive in Gaza, and 200 jailed Palestinian militants were freed on Saturday under the second swap of a week-old ceasefire