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Netanyahu pledged that Gaza will be demilitarized and that its ruins will not be rebuilt until Hamas lays down its arms. In practice, the Strip is entering a phase of civilian reconstruction at an accelerated pace, and Hamas is managing to preserve its grip on civilian and economic life

Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Israel says it will open the Rafah border crossing to pedestrians in the coming days, potentially allowing some of the Gazans who fled the Strip to return. Three Palestinians from Gaza now living in exile explain why they aren't getting their hopes up

Hundreds of Israelis accompanied Gvili's funeral procession, after his body was returned from Gaza after 843 days. Gvili, 24, from Meitar, served as an officer in Israel Police's special patrol unit, and was killed in combat in Kibbutz Alumim

According to sources who spoke with Reuters, Hamas called on its civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the U.S.-backed Palestinian technocratic committee set to oversee Gaza; This, as Hamas promises to disarm and relinquish power of the Strip to Trump-backed authorities

Now that the hostages and the fallen have been returned, following an unprecedented effort, Netanyahu must now grapple with the fine print of the cease-fire deal: from Hamas' remaining grip on Gaza to the blatant involvement of Qatar and Turkey. It is all coming to a head much sooner than he anticipated

The Gaza side of the Rafah crossing has been under Israeli military control since 2024 and is expected to open to traffic between Gaza and Egypt in the coming days. The lawyer representing the state said letting journalists into Gaza isn't an Israeli obligation

President Trump's Board of Peace claims to be limiting Israel's role in Gaza. In reality, the second phase of the cease-fire is designed to transfer the burden of controlling Gaza from Israel to regional powers – all while keeping the instruments of dominance firmly in Israeli hands

Israel said on Monday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains of the last captive in the Palestinian territory. Reopening Rafah, a vital entry point for aid into Gaza, forms part of a truce framework announced by US President Donald Trump in October, but the crossing has remained closed since Israeli forces took control of it during the conflict in the besieged Palestinian territory. Visiting US envoys had reportedly pressed Israeli officials to reopen the crossing during talks in Jerusalem over the weekend. World leaders and aid agencies have repeatedly pushed for more humanitarian convoys to be able to access Gaza, which has been left devastated by more than two years of bombardment and depends on the inflow of essential medical equipment, food and other supplies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Monday that Israel had agreed to a reopening “for pedestrian passage only, ...

It's clear that members of the IDF elite units, mainly intelligence, operations and air crews, demonstrated a high degree of conformity throughout the war. They are responsible for most of the civilian deaths in Gaza

Rümeysa Öztürk was detained after co-authoring an op-ed urging her university to 'acknowledge the Palestinian genocide' and divest from Israel-linked companies. Newly unsealed documents show Marco Rubio recommended deporting five foreign students over Gaza war activism despite free speech concerns

Mobile phones, vehicles and weapons have recently been seen in Gaza, with the military acknowledging most originate in Israel. As markets overflow with smuggled goods and financial channels go unchecked, IDF officials warn: 'We may end up funding Hamas' rebuilding, truck after truck'

Gvili, the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza, was killed on October 7. According to Netanyahu's office, Israel launched a large-scale operation over the weekend, centered on a cemetery in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood

More than two years after his son Liam Or was freed from Gaza captivity, Ramzy Nassar said he chose not to disclose his Arab identity to protect him. 'It's not something that Hamas would take well,' he said, warning his son could have been seen as 'a traitor, the son of a traitor'

The Rafah crossing is just a small detail in the bigger picture. Although readied for aid transit, only people will be allowed to cross, likely with severe restrictions in both directions: by Egypt on those wanting to leave Gaza, and by Israel on those wanting to enter

LAHORE: Iranian-American academic and political scientist Vali Nasr suggested on Friday that the war on Palestine had politically weakened Arab states and emboldened Israeli leaders, to the point that the latter had abandoned the two-state framework entirely. Speaking at a session titled ‘The Gaza War and the Remaking of the Middle East’, moderated by journalist Najam Sethi, Mr Nasr implied that the situation has proven detrimental to the Palestinian cause. He said Israel now believes it can pursue its objectives primarily through force. “With Arab states politically neutralised, Israeli leaders see little incentive to return to negotiations,” he added. According to him, Israeli leadership now views political compromise with the Palestinians as a security liability rather than a pathway to stability, effectively abandoning the two-state framework. Following the Gaza war, Israel moved against Hezbollah in Lebanon, significantly weakening the group’s operational capacity. The collapse of the Assad regime in Syr...

The Trump administration has just announced the formation of a Board of Peace for Gaza, but what are the economic credentials of its members?

The Trump administration has just announced the formation of a Board of Peace for Gaza, but what are the economic credentials of its members?

The sources said it was still not clear how Israel planned to enforce limits on the number of Palestinians entering Gaza from Egypt, or what ratio of exits to entries it aimed to achieve

Hamas and Washington reportedly reached an understanding on disarming the group and letting it become a legitimate political party. Hamas has agreed to a clean handover of power to Gaza technocrats backed by the U.S., but police and bureaucrats will become the group's new grazing pasture