As Israel expands operations in the enclave, Gazans increasingly voice defiance against Hamas, with dissenters risking their lives to demand freedom from the group’s grip.

The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas' latest response “shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce,

Hamas held talks with Egyptian mediators over a potential ceasefire while Israel struck Gaza's main city prior to a planned takeover.

Hamas' meetings with Egyptian officials will focus on ways to stop the war, deliver aid, and "end the suffering of our people in Gaza," Hamas official Taher al-Nono said in a statement.

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, made the comments while speaking with families of hostages being held in Gaza, according to witnesses.

The Palestinian group Hamas is keen on “swiftly” returning to ceasefire talks to end Israel’s war on Gaza, an Egyptian source said on Wednesday.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has announced that they will meet with the Egyptian delegation in Cairo on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, to discuss steps toward a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya will lead the delegation in the meeting.

Israel's new offensive in Gaza City could take weeks to start, leaving the door open for a ceasefire, officials say, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would get underway "fairly quickly" and end the war with Hamas' defeat.