Hamas on Friday said it would release the following day four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since October 7, 2023, in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war. The exchange is part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza war,

The Islamist organization has resumed making rockets in underground tunnels and is financing itself through the selling of humanitarian aid.

A senior Hamas official told AFP that his group will provide on Friday the names of four Israeli women hostages to be freed the following day in the second exchange of a ceasefire agreement.If all goes according to plan,

Hamas's armed wing on Friday named four Israeli "women soldiers" it intends to release the following day as part of the Gaza

President Joe Biden confused Palestinian militant group Hamas with Hezbollah while announcing a ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday.

Israel says it has killed thousands of the armed group’s members and destroyed much of its infrastructure, but since the cease-fire started Hamas has shown it still holds power in the enclave.

These groups are organic and homegrown, unlike the Islamic State or Al Qaeda, which have relied heavily on fighters from abroad. Hamas and Hezbollah will replenish their ranks with locals.

HAMAS has provided Israel with the names of four hostages it plans to release on Saturday under the Gaza Strip ceasefire deal. There was no immediate confirmation of the names from the Israeli authorities. The hostages are to be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinians imprisoned, often without charge, by Israel.

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

Hamas top official Osama Hamadan on Sunday laud Hezbollah for its decision to back the resistance in Gaza, as he hailed support fronts in Yemen and Iraq.