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Saad was considered one of the two most senior figures of the organization's military wing still alive, alongside Hamas's leader in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad. Palestinian media reported that four people were killed in the strike

• International Stabilisation Force ‘won’t fight Hamas’; Indonesia says it is preparing to deploy 20,000 troops for health, construction-related tasks • Muslim bloc foreign ministers back UNRWA amid talk of ‘terror designation’ WASHINGTON: International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a UN-authorised stabilisation force, two US officials told Reuters, but it remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) would not fight Hamas. They said lots of countries had expressed interest in contributing and US officials are currently working out the size of the ISF, composition, housing, training and rules of engagement. An American two-star general is being considered to lead the ISF but no decisions have been made, the officials said. Deployment of the force is a key part of the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Under the first phase, a fragile ceasefire in...

U.S. intelligence officials briefly withheld live drone feeds and limited Israel's use of some targeting information during the Gaza war over concerns about civilian casualties and alleged mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, resuming sharing only after Israel provided assurances

International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a UN-authorized stabilisation force, two US officials told Reuters, but it remains unclear how Palestinian Hamas fighters will be disarmed. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) would not fight Hamas. They said lots of countries had expressed interest in contributing and US officials are currently working out the size of the ISF, composition, housing, training and rules of engagement. An American two-star general is being considered to lead the ISF but no decisions have been made, the officials said. A displaced Palestinian man clears muddy water in a flooded tent camp on a rainy day in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 12, 2025. —Reuters Deployment of the force is a key part of the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Under the first phase, a fragile ceasefire in the two-year war began on October 10 and Hamas has released hostages and...

Eitan Mor, who was among the 20 Israeli hostages released as part of the U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire deal in October, told an Israeli news site that the hunger in Gaza City began 'about a month' after October 7 – creating especially difficult conditions in the tunnels – and that he met the current leader of Hamas in Gaza twice

In recent weeks, senior European representatives were denied entry to the coordination center in southern Israel. A European source said the Americans were displeased and noted the move was Israel's request, reflecting its long-standing policy against unifying the West Bank and Gaza under one authority

Despite the Israel-Hamas cease-fire taking effect in October, thousands in Gaza still live in makeshift tents with little protection from the rain. Displaced persons' camps are flooded with garbage and sewage, increasing the risk of infectious diseases

The Israeli officer killed in the 2014 Gaza war and held in the enclave until last month; in an IDF tour for journalists, army officials tried to frame his return as a military achievement, even though it was secured through an agreement with Hamas

Unicef ziet een alarmerende toename van pasgeborenen met ondergewicht in Gaza. Terwijl er sinds het begin van de oorlog veel minder kinderen worden geboren, is het aantal baby’s met ondergewicht bijna verdubbeld. En volgens de Internationale Federatie van Journalisten (IFJ) zijn er dit jaar 51 journalisten vermoord in Gaza. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

A video posted on the Foreign Ministry's X page in December 2023 for public diplomacy did not blur the face of Joshua Loitu Mollel, an agricultural student from a kibbutz who was killed and abducted to Gaza on October 7. His family has sued the state for roughly $84,000, citing privacy violations

The former British prime minister is seen as a key figure in advancing international 'day after' plans for Gaza, though several sources say he was pushed aside amid Egyptian opposition. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, floated as a possible candidate for a Gaza council, visited Israel this week

Premierul israelian Benjamin Netanyahu va avea o întrevedere cu președintele american Donald Trump pe 29 decembrie, pentru a discuta despre următorii pași ai planului elaborat de SUA pentru pace în Fâșia Gaza.

Sophie von der Tann, the German public broadcaster's correspondent in Tel Aviv, has been subjected to what colleagues and press freedom advocates say is a 'pattern' of pressure put on journalists covering Israel's war in Gaza – spearheaded by Israel's ambassador to Germany

The 'bromance' alliance between the Turkish and U.S. presidents aids Erdogan's ambition to become the driving force of the Gaza peace plan's next phase and could lead to an arrangement in which Hamas lays down its arms rather than turning them in

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the second phase of a US plan to end Tel Aviv’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza was close, but cautioned several key issues still needed to be resolved, including whether a multinational security force would be deployed. Netanyahu, speaking to reporters alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Jerusalem, said that he would hold important discussions with US President Donald Trump at the end of the month on how to ensure the plan’s second phase was achieved. The prime minister’s office in November said that Trump had invited Netanyahu to the White House “in the near future”, although a date for the visit has not yet been made public. Netanyahu said that he would discuss with Trump how to bring an end to Hamas rule in Gaza. Israel and Hamas entered a ceasefire two months ago, but Israel has continued its bombardment of Gaza, killing Palestinians, as the death toll in the besieged enclave reached over 72,300 as of November 19, 2o25. Gaza’s ...

Netanyahu says Israel is close to starting the second phase of the Gaza cease-fire, as German Chancellor Merz urges renewed diplomacy, rejects any West Bank annexation and calls for conditions for a Palestinian state

The situation in Gaza remains dire, with worsening weather conditions compounding the critical state of affairs caused by damaged infrastructure and over two years of conflict. Today, more than ever, more doctors are needed in Gaza

Arab countries, European nations, and the United States are all pressing for the implementation of the next phase of the Trump plan, which will almost inevitably restore the PA to Gaza. From there, the two-state solution is already emerging on the horizon

Turkey's Foreign Minister and Qatar's Prime Minister said during the Doha Forum conference that there's still a 'big question' over the formation of an international security force for Gaza and that peace in the region could only take place with the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state

The nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will not be complete until Israeli troops withdraw from the Palestinian territory under a peace plan backed by Washington and the United Nations, mediator Qatar’s prime minister said on Saturday. “Now we are at the critical moment … A ceasefire cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of the Israeli forces, [and] there is stability back in Gaza,” Qatari premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference in the Gulf state’s capital. Qatar, alongside the United States and Egypt, helped secure the long-elusive truce in Gaza, which came into effect on October 10 and has mostly halted two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Under a second phase of the deal, which has yet to begin, Israel is to withdraw from its positions in the territory, an interim authority is to take over governance, and an international stabilisation force (ISF) is to be deployed. Arab and Muslim nations have been hesita...