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

In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of rubble in the wake of Sunday's ceasefire. The group's gunmen are guarding aid convoys on Gaza's dusty roads,

By bnm Gulf bureau Hamas's military wing spokesman Abu Obeida praised the October 7 attacks on Israel as 'unprecedented' and thanked Iran for its 'continuous support' in a rare public address on January 19 minutes after the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinians from Israel jails.

Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a failure for Israel.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration increasing the risk of an Israel-Iran conflict, addressing an issue the region has feared since the start of Israel's war in Gaza.

Iran's leader made the claim less than a week before the president-elect returns to the White House. In his first term, Trump took a tough line on Iran.

As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding.

In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.

Zoubaidi, vice president of Yemen’s UN-backed government, calls on the West to act decisively to target the Houthi leadership while Iran is politically weakened: They have one remaining domain and that is Yemen.

With a six-week cease-fire now in effect in Gaza, longtime ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is urging President-elect Donald Trump to go after Iran with force. The target: Tehran's nuclear program. The country is now a " de facto nuclear threshold state ," and Graham doesn't believe diplomacy will stop Iran from eventually crossing the threshold.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday stressed that the country will never negotiate with any party regarding its defense capabilities. He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the capital Tehran while responding to a question whether Iran had been told during talks with three European powers -- France,