U.S. Treasury sanctions Zaher Birawi, 64, alleging the Britain-based activist serves as Hamas senior official through Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad leadership role.

Sir Keir Starmer’s lead security aide has been lobbying for Hamas to keep some of its guns as part of the Gaza peace process.

Steve Witkoff said the U.S. expects Hamas to immediately return the final deceased hostage as part of its obligations under the deal.

Hamas claims it remains committed to the ceasefire but continues to demand the opening of all crossings, full IDF withdrawal from Gaza, and complete reconstruction - without giving up its “resistance weapons.

Hamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan.

Trump launches phase two of Gaza plan focusing on demilitarization Hamas and reconstruction, but experts warn disarming Hamas remains decisive challenge.

The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned seven entities linked to Hamas’s covert support network. The sanctions add to a lengthy history of the group leveraging nongovernmental organizations and sham charities to raise funds for terrorism.

Damari was released from Hamas captivity in January 2025 alongside former hostages Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher.

Israeli forces and Hamas are gearing up to resume deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip, with both sides accusing each other of major cease-fire violations as progress on President Trump’s peace deal stalls,

Talik Gvili has been waiting 839 days for Palestinian militants to return her captive son, Ran Gvili, taken at age 24, believed to be deceased, and the last of the 251 hostages held in Gaza. Only when he is returned – alive or dead – will she believe that the Israel-Hamas war has ended.