The findings could pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

The military investigation looked at 77 battles and key decisions made in the hours leading up to the assault.

After six weeks of calm in Gaza, Israel and Hamas would be under enormous pressure not to resume fighting. Negotiations over phase two would be hard—but they would happen. That was the idea, at least.

Yossi Tzur, whose 17-year-old son was murdered in a 2003 suicide bombing in Israel, expressed concerns about Israel releasing one of the leaders behind the attack, in addition to other terrorists, in exchange for the remaining hostages held by Hamas since Oct.

Israel delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners without explanation Saturday after Hamas released the last six living hostages expected under the ceasefire 's first phase, with a week remaining in the initial stage.

Israel has sent a delegation to Egypt to see if there is enough common ground to negotiate an extension to the truce.

As mediators try to salvage a Gaza cease-fire that expires this weekend, the militant group’s armed wing has begun mapping out where to position fighters in the event of a return to war, according to Arab officials.

Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor -- the border separating Egypt and Gaza -- as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

The bodies of four Israeli hostages are to be returned late Wednesday and more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during the last week of the current Gaza ceasefire deal.

An investigation by Israel's military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group’s intentions and underestimated its capabilities.

Hussein Jal'ad wrote in Al-Jazeera Arabic website that Hamas has strategically used media images in its recent prisoner exchange operations.