Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed that there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas violates the ceasefire deal struck recently with Israel. Johnson joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, saying

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday there will be “hell to pay” if the Palestinian militant group Hamas violates any of the terms of its cease-fire deal with Israel.

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal 15 months after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says President-elect Donald Trump’s prodding helped seal the deal. Johnson says he hopes the deal continues as the new administration comes in,

Families of civilians abducted by Hamas hold a press conference in Kfar Maccabiah, Ramat Gan, 8 October 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

Hamas maintains control over Gaza's administration and security forces Israel faces dilemma with Hamas' entrenched power in Gaza Ceasefire deal divides opinion in Israel, future peace uncertain ...

By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...

So did Hamas. For the first time in a year, the militant group’s armed wing openly paraded through the streets and held public funerals for slain fighters. On war-battered streets crowded with ...

Hamas “presented a misrepresentation of treatment and care for the hostages, while in reality, it is cruelly holding innocent civilians for 477 days,” he said.

Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in Gaza, in a carefully choreographed show of force that ...

Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the day. It was the second release to occur as part of the ceasefire ...

Israel and Hamas accused each other of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal on Saturday after four more hostages were released from Gaza. The female Israeli soldiers were released on Saturday after more than 15 months of captivity, but Israel said it ...