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Yesterday — 16 October 2025Main stream

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

© Ramadan Abed/Reuters

Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.
Before yesterdayMain stream

What Would It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is stoking hopes for a surge in investment in the region, and the Middle East more broadly.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A fragile cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas has led to speculation over potential investments to rebuild Gaza.

How Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Presents Hurdles for Israel and Hamas

Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A Hamas gunman on Monday during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al Balah, in southern Gaza.

As Hostages and Prisoners Return Home, Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ in Mideast

With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end’ to the war, but big questions about Gaza’s future remain.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Israelis celebrated as they watched a live broadcast on Monday in Tel Aviv of hostages being released from Gaza.

Cheering Crowds Greet Palestinian Prisoners Freed by Israel

“We were happy for our prisoners — and for the Israelis, too,” one Gaza resident said. “We love peace and the truce.”

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Palestinians celebrating the release of prisoners freed by Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped

The cease-fire in Gaza has taken hold. Hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinians returning to an area near Gaza City on Saturday following the cease-fire.

Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next

Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or about the future of the Palestinian people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump speaking in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.

Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next

14 October 2025 at 01:21
Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Donald J. Trump speaking in the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.

Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

© Amit Elkayam for The New York Times

A memorial in Tel Aviv for victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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