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'The hostage issue cannot be tied to problems with Iran, Saudi Arabia, or the Palestinians': Trump's announcement that the U.S. intends to control Gaza might help Netanyahu derail the cease-fire, and the hostages' families are worried they will never see their loved ones return

  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has directed the Israel Defense Forces to develop a comprehensive plan enabling the voluntary evacuation of Gaza residents, following President Donald Trump's announcement regarding US control of the Gaza Strip. The initiative, unveiled Thursday morning, represents a significant shift in approach to the region's humanitarian challenges. "I welcome President […]

Donald Trump believes rich Arab countries could fund his idea of turning Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East. Yet 90 minutes after his comments, Saudi Arabia had already released a lengthy statement rebuking the plan

President Donald Trump's proposal to take control of the Gaza Strip, or in his words, "own" it, and relocate 1.8 million residents to neighboring Arab countries has shocked the world, and for good reason. It is difficult to recall a proposal so far-reaching to resolve the Gaza problem. In a sense, one cannot help but […]

While Trump's remarks on Gaza were detached from reality, the reaction from Israeli media revealed an even deeper delusion: the belief that fantasy alone can shape policy

On Tuesday, President Trump announced his plan for the U.S. to assume control of Gaza as the Palestinians are taken in by countries with 'humanitarian hearts.' This 'isn't just extreme – it's completely detached from reality,' the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America said

President Trump's Mideast envoy added that it's currently 'physically impossible' for Palestinians to return to Gaza, one of the key stipulations in the agreement between Israel and Hamas

Hours ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu summit, senior U.S. officials revealed that Trump thinks the end of the war could bring regional normalization, and that 'it's inhumane to force people to live' in Gaza in its current state

In an interview with U.S.-based Air Mail magazine, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu said she was bullied and 'hounded, day in, day out,' to label Israel's military offensive in Gaza a genocide

A senior Israeli official told Haaretz that extending the Gaza cease-fire deal is being considered, while also exiling Hamas leadership. An expert added, 'Trump won't want to leave the meeting with Netanyahu without a second phase'

Quietly and without fanfare, alcohol production has become a real trend for the Gaza border towns, from whiskey to wine.

'Netanyahu, Witkoff and Trump: Keep going, don't stop, this deal must be completed' says a close family friend of Israel-American hostage Edan Alexander, who remains in Hamas captivity in Gaza

Jordan and Egypt's economic and military reliance on the U.S., combined with the new president's unpredictability, will make it difficult for them to resist pressure to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza – unless they present alternatives of their own

President Donald Trump has declared his intention to end the wars in the Middle East. However, in his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two leaders will have to address the ticking time bomb that remains in Gaza under the rule of the Hamas. The challenge: preventing Gaza from once again becoming a terrorist […]

A seemingly mundane infrastructure announcement by the UAE has set off a storm on Arabic-language social media, with pundits accusing Abu Dhabi of seeking to dig up militants' tunnels and plant Israeli spy devices. Palestinians in Gaza pushed back: 'Hamas mouthpieces,' one wrote

The family of hostage Ofer Kalderon, also slated to be released from Gaza on Saturday, thanked Trump 'for contributing to the realization of the deal' and called on Netanyahu 'not to wait even a minute to advance the next stage of the agreement'

ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas set to be released from captivity on Saturday ■ LEBANON: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon ■ GAZA: Foreign ministers of the U.K., France and Germany express 'grave concern' over Israeli bill banning UNRWA ■ WEST BANK: Crowds greet Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza hostage/cease-fire deal

The deployment of armed U.S. contractors in Gaza is unprecedented and poses the risk that Americans could be drawn into fighting, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to keep the Israel-Gaza war from reigniting

ISRAEL: U.S. Middle East Envoy Witkoff speaks to families at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv ■ LEBANON: IDF intercepts drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, in first since cease-fire began ■ GAZA: Trump envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, visits Gaza ■ WEST BANK: IDF deploys added forces across West Bank; arrests instigators from last week's prisoner release demonstrations

Bombardments, mistakes, deliberate targeting or bad luck? The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Israeli Defense Forces give very different accounts of the killings of media workers in the Gaza war, the deadliest conflict to affect journalists in recent decades