Military says 'no expense has been spared' in beefing up protection for Gaza-adjacent line, using new technologies and physical defenses, in addition to surveillance capabilities The post IDF: Ashkelon-Sderot train line,

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

As news of the breakthrough surfaced, stakeholders from politicians to families of hostages kidnapped at the start of the war breathed a sigh of relief that the long, violent and acrimonious

Three officials acknowledged progress has been made and said the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months of fighting that has destabilized the Middle East.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

A rocket fired from Gaza hit a house in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Monday, while another projectile was intercepted by air-defence systems and a third landed in an uninhabited area, the Israeli military said.

Israeli forces in the northern Gaza area of Beit Hanoun demolished a neighbourhood overlooking Israeli territory used by Hamas commanders as a hideout and command center, the Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday.

The media have described the deal as a “ceasefire,” but Israel is demanding it be allowed to continue its attacks.

The railway line between the cities of Ashkelon and Sderot will resume operations in February, following IDF a

Storyline: The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that the government has delayed a vote on the Gaza ceasefire deal, as Hamas has reneged on parts of the agreement in trying to extort Israel to make concessions at the last minute.

Dabaji, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment in Deir Al-Balah, at Al-Aqsa Hospital morgue in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.  Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip,