As the deal progresses, and Netanyahu readies for crucial talks with Trump, Israel's twin war goals -- returning all the hostages and removing Hamas from power in Gaza -- remain as hard to reconcile ...

In Israel, people were divided over the agreement. Asher Pizem, 35, from the city of Sderot, said the deal had merely postponed the next confrontation with Hamas. He also criticized Israel for ...

Under Israel's multi-phased deal with Hamas, some hostages held in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are ...