NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani backtracked on the debate stage from a comment made the previous day in which he declined to call on Hamas to disarm.

Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters, adding he could not commit to the group disarming - positions that reflect the difficulties facing U.

At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.

The current truce has been marked by flashes of violence in Gaza, including a public killing, as Hamas seeks to regain control over the enclave.

Hamas still has not returned remains of Itay Chen, Omer Neutra and 17 others, threatening the fragile ceasefire in Israel.

The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.

The United Kingdom's media regulator found the BBC in "serious breach" of rules after the broadcaster featured the son of an Hamas official as the narrator in a documentary.

Israel has received the coffin of a missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas. That's according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office Friday.