Johnson vows there will be ‘hell to pay’ if Hamas violates ceasefire deal

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has vowed that there will be “hell in retribution” if Hamas violates the recent cease-fire agreement with Israel. Prime Minister Johnson appeared on NBC News' “Meet the Press” on Sunday and said he was hopeful about the ceasefire agreement announced last week. He recently spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Hamas reveals names of hostages they will release as ceasefire deal hangs in limbo

The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas reportedly went into effect on Sunday morning after the Palestinian terror group delayed publishing a list of hostages to be released, but the names were finally released about three hours later. revealed. The terrorist organization announced early Sunday morning that Romi Gonen, Emily Damali and Doron Steinbrecher would […]

Gaza Ceasefire Delayed; Hamas Fails to Provide List of Names; IDF Attacks in Gaza

update: A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been delayed because Hamas did not submit a list of hostages to be released as stipulated in the agreement. The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is officially set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. ET) Saturday. In addition, three of the 33 […]

Rebuilding Gaza Is Responsibility of Hamas, Iran

On Friday's broadcast of Fox Business Network's “Berney & Co.,” Mike Huckabee, who has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel, said the responsibility for rebuilding Gaza is “to screw this up.” It is the responsibility of those who did it.” And it was Hamas, funded by Iranians. He […]

How will a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas work?​

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Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas | Israel-Gaza war

The Israeli government has ratified a cease-fire agreement that exchanges dozens of hostages held by Hamas with Palestinians in Israeli prisons and halts the 15-month war in Gaza for the first six weeks. Under the deal, approved after a cabinet meeting that ended early Saturday morning, the six-week ceasefire will come into force on Sunday, […]