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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

Trump's suggestion to 'clean out' Gaza was not mentioned in the US State Department statement released on Tuesday after the call between Rubio and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

'Eradicating terror' in the West Bank, just like 'total victory' in Gaza, will only happen once Israel embraces and actively participates in shaping an alternative vision for Palestinian self-rule. Until then, both will be condemned to a future of endless conflict

While Israel opposes Turkey and Qatar's involvement in Gaza reconstruction, their ties with Saudi Arabia and the Trump administration may carry greater weight. Egypt also pins its hopes on Trump's latest proposal as a lifeline from a long recession

The emerging conclusion amidst the ongoing hostage deal is that a renewed ground maneuver in Gaza to overthrow Hamas' rule is inevitable. This conclusion, drawn from discussions with political and security officials, contradicts last week's reports that Trump views the current deal as the war's end. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to reconcile […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's decision to freeze foreign aid over the weekend included pulling millions of dollars-worth of US funding for condoms in Gaza, Fox News Digital reported. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the funding pause during her first briefing Tuesday. "That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money. So that's what […]

Fifteen months after fleeing the IDF attacks, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza began their long journey back home through the devastated Strip. 'Even if we pitch a tent next to our destroyed house, we won't leave,' a Gaza City resident told Haaretz

Israeli officials believe Qatar seeks a Middle East foothold via Trump ties, aiming to make Gaza a Mediterranean outpost. Its role in the hostage talks highlights a strategic vision, contrasting far-right Smotrich's messianic territorial imaginations

As far as Hamas is concerned, the early release of the hostages is a tactical concession in favor of a strategic move – the return of residents to northern Gaza and averting further fighting. The final decision appears to rest with Trump and his upcoming meeting with Netanyahu will be fateful

Shortly after speaking with Egypt's Al-Sissi, the U.S. president said he wants Gazans 'in an area where they can live without disruption. Gaza has been hell for so many years'

President Michael Higgins' speech was disrupted after he mentioned his hope that 'the thousands searching for rubble in Gaza will welcome the long-overdue cease-fire for which there has been such a heavy price paid'

With Hamas breaching the hostage deal and Israel in response maintaining the closure of the Netzarim crossing and preventing Gazans from returning to northern Gaza, residents, with Hamas backing, have been attempting to create alternative facts on the ground as they march along the route toward northern Gaza. #شاهد مشاهد جوية لآلاف الفلسطينيين الذين يرابطون […]

Shortly after Netanyahu's office issued a statement demanding her release, a Hamas source said that the group had informed mediators that Arbel Yehoud is alive and will be released in the next phase. Israeli officials told mediators that her early release could resolve the crisis that led to the delay in Palestinians' return to northern Gaza