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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

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a preliminary agreement today (Wednesday) on how Gaza will be managed after the war. However, the implementation of the plan requires a "Palestinian invitation." According to Abu Dhabi's approach, the next move must come from the Palestinians themselves, rather than being initiated by Israel. Alternatively, as Strategic […]

Yehuda Cohen says he wanted the prosecutor, who previously issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to help secure Nimrod's return from Gaza. 'The government isn't saving Israeli citizens– we have to turn to others'

As the ceasefire begins, a Gaza civil defense spokesman stated that up to 10,000 bodies may still be trapped under rubble, with around 2,800 bodies "evaporated" in Israeli bombings

A year and three months into the war, the shaft of a tunnel was discovered close to the Gaza border. Explosives were found inside, according to information obtained Wednesday by "Israel Hayom." Since the ceasefire began, there have been numerous attempts by Gazans to breach the border perimeter. Some instances were met with warning shots, […]

Trump's remarks echo comments from his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who previously described Gaza's waterfront property as 'very valuable' while suggesting Israel should remove Palestinian civilians from Gaza while it 'cleans up' the Strip

With the start of the cease-fire, Hamas militants reappeared across the Gaza Strip. Israel opposes any future where Hamas, or the PA, control Gaza, but it is unclear what governing body will oversee Gaza's rehabilitation

The Trump administration must shatter Hamas' temporary euphoria by making it clear that the international community will not finance its regime as it did before October 7. The reconstruction of Gaza must not mean the rebuilding of Hamas

While Israeli leadership keeps saying forces will remain in areas the army is expected to leave, the IDF cannot yet downsize the reservist forces that have been called up for another round of duty, either in Gaza, or in the West Bank

As the cease-fire Between Israel and Hamas takes effect, Gaza residents return to their shattered homes. Journalists and photographers gain access to previously restricted areas, capturing images that reveal the long road to recovery for Palestinians in the Strip

Shaul was one of four Israelis being held by Hamas in Gaza before October 7 and the other three - Hadar Goldin, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed - are on the list of hostages to return in the cease-fire and hostage-release deal signed between Israel and Hamas

President Trump and his envoy refused to let Netanyahu's games and excuses delay the signing of a cease-fire deal that would free the hostages and end the Gaza war. But Netanyahu is still scheming to sink the deal – and with it, the hostages and Trump's wider Middle East agenda

Hamas has impressive control over every aspect of Gaza, from local media to hospitals and schools. It will galvanize all of this to help portray this as a victory for the group.