Since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, support for Hamas has surged in the West Bank, where the rival Fatah party that runs the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular.

Phone lines for essential services were not operating as of early Tuesday morning, prompting the activation of alternate hotlines.

“We are the sword of (Al-Qassam Brigades Head) Mohamed Deif,” a freed Palestinian prisoner chanted in the streets after her release.

Hostages speak out about the state of their captivity.

Some 90,000 shells have been fired on Gaza, with 10,000 more targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Several IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the assaults by Hamas.

Hamas has not given the locations or condition of the estimated 170 people it still holds.

Abu Sanima was released to the Gaza Strip to begin his life anew in Rafah, despite a lack of a salary from local authorities.