Khaled Meshal, one of Hamas’s most senior officials, said in an interview that the militant group expects to play a decisive role in the enclave when the war is over.

The sisters of an Israeli woman kidnapped and killed by Hamas have described the “inhuman” conditions in which she was held captive, telling CNN they have been living “a nightmare” since her body was recovered by the Israeli military in an underground tunnel in Gaza.

Protesters rallied on the East Side, between East 47th street and 2nd Avenue, calling on world leaders to make the hostages' return a top priority.

U.S. officials now believe that a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is not expected before the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The Biden administration is still pushing talks, but it is no longer expecting a breakthrough.