The group still commands thousands of fighters, but the war has taken a toll on its weapons supplies and its political future is uncertain.

By Samia Nakhoul, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA/DUBAI (Reuters) -Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s Gaza deal,

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

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Perhaps nobody on Earth is as consumed with claiming credit for achievements — both real and exaggerated — as President Donald Trump is. But when it came to the Gaza ceasefire deal last week, even many of Trump’s critics didn’t begrudge him a prolonged victory lap.

Britain’s government did not pledge 40 billion pounds of taxpayer money to rebuild Gaza, contrary to online posts that say officials promised to pay the entire amount that international organisations have estimated is needed to reconstruct the Palestinian enclave in the next ten years.

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.