Hamas hands over the bodies of four Israelis held in Gaza to the Red Cross as part of the last scheduled exchange in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Simultaneously, the first bus carrying dozens of freed Palestinians prisoners from the Ofer Prison arrives in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Hamas was plotting a major attack on Jewish communities Israel Katz revealed on Thursday during a meeting with the heads of regional councils. He also reiterated demands for a demilitarized southern Syria and noted that the government is considering allowing Syrian Druze to work in the Golan.

In an address Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Syria’s new rulers should demilitarize the Quneitra, Daraa and Suwayda provinces.

A Bibas family member calls on Israeli officials to take responsibility for the deaths of hostages in Hamas captivity. Also: life in Kurdish parts of Syria, and why an Australian radio host is out of a job.

Trump’s government is breaking with its longstanding policy of not talking with groups it deems to be terrorist organizations.

"A confrontation, possibly even a small-scale military one, may occur between Israel and Turkey," one expert told Newsweek.

Hamas says it will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

But the subtext of the president’s rhetoric is even more damning. It is an admission that Israel has failed to achieve its own declared war objectives of deposing Hamas and freeing the hostages. And the fact that the U.S. has been secretly speaking to Hamas directly makes Israel look like an obstacle.

The deadly strikes came as Hamas confirmed an agreement, under Egyptian mediation, to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.

In an address Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Syria’s new rulers should demilitarize the Quneitra, Daraa and Suwayda provinces.

And the risk of triggering a broader war with Hamas' allies in Lebanon and Syria might also give them pause. On Saturday, 20 trucks of aid were allowed to enter Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah ...