A senior Hamas official tells Newsweek that the Palestinian militant group saw "positive" potential in signs of a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after offering the U.S. leader a political win in the form of an American hostage release ahead of his Middle East trip.

Hamas can avoid Israel’s planned takeover of the Gaza Strip and secure humanitarian aid if the terrorist group signs on to a cease-fire framework pitched by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff — but time is running out,

The United Nations and its partners have condemned the proposals by Israel, which has been barring deliveries of food and medicine for months.

Israel has blocked all aid going ... confirmed Hamas had agreed to release Alexander in the hopes of restarting ceasefire talks. Alexander, who grew up in the US, was taken from his military ...

The war began in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel. Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, brokered a truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas which began on January 15 and enabled a surge in aid ... The Israeli military, which did not immediately ...

Hamas is willing ... on the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip, the report said. The report also said that while the US has told Hamas it will pressure Israel into entering talks to end ...

The United Nations’ top humanitarian official blasted Israel for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians that include the risk of famine.

The new US ambassador to Israel on Monday called on Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a deal that would secure the release of hostages, in exchange for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza ... The Israeli military, which did not immediately ...

The renewed diplomatic effort follows Hamas's rejection ... announced by former US president Joe Biden. Israel, however, sought to extend the first phase. Following the impasse, Israel blocked aid and resumed its military campaign. On Tuesday, Gaza's ...

Israel said Wednesday it would keep blocking humanitarian aid entering Gaza, where a relentless military offensive has ... to Israeli authorities and US President Donald Trump to secure his ...

His comments came after Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and many other countries, released the last surviving U.S.-Israeli hostage after a deal with Washington.