The IDF announced that forces have been deployed to positions agreed upon with Hamas. Following the approval of the agreement, 600 humanitarian aid trucks will enter Gaza daily, along with equipment to repair damaged infrastructure. Israel will also allow residents to exit to and return from Egypt, subject to security supervision
The officials said forces from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey will operate with the collaboration with the U.S. Central Command and in coordination with Israel. They said that the United States would not send forces to the enclave, and rather, would assist in managing Gaza from abroad
Yuval Or, who cares for his three grandchildren after his son was murdered and taken hostage to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, and his daughter-in-law was killed, has spent his entire life advocating for peace – and still believes it's the path forward: 'After everything I've been through, I still believe in peace'
The agreement is set to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for an agreed-upon list of Palestinian prisoners
News of a cease-fire triggered joyous celebrations across Gaza – mixed with disbelief as Palestinians recall the breakdown from the previous truce after two months in March: 'We're scared to say the war has ended, because the last time we did, we lost family and friends'
Israel's Gaza cease-fire plan moves forward without jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, a central figure in Palestinian politics and a leading contender to succeed Mahmoud Abbas. Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon calls him 'the only Palestinian leader who can unite his people'
Between the need to heal and the duty to remember, between the longing to return home and the fear of renewed danger – a visit to the Gaza border kibbutzim reveals rebuilding and renewal, but also deep disputes and an unhealed wound: the hostages who have yet to come home
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table was endless slaughter
All living hostages are expected to be released within 72 hours. The Israeli security cabinet has convened to approve the agreement, while the government will meet at 8 P.M.. The IDF is set to complete its Gaza withdrawal within 24 hours
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table is endless slaughter
An Israeli defense official said the military has yet to receive details of the security arrangements being discussed in the ongoing Gaza cease-fire talks in Egypt. For now, the IDF is reducing offensive activity and concentrating on establishing a buffer zone ahead of a potential withdrawal
Israel's Ron Dermer, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Qatar's PM have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for Gaza talks. Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of the bodies of its former leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad as part of the negotiations
Despite initial reports of 'cautious progress' in the talks, which discussed main issues including IDF withdrawal from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners, a foreign diplomat says it is still too early to determine whether pressure exerted on both sides will be enough to bridge the gaps
Despite disputes over Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the identities of the Palestinian prisoners to be released, Jerusalem, Washington, and Doha say the Gaza cease-fire talks are moving in a positive direction
In an interview with Haaretz, Trump's envoy to Israel maintains that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution method is the most efficient: 'Nobody denies there's shooting and killing all over Gaza. But whether GHF or its mechanism had anything to do with it is what I dispute'
A senior official Hamas spoke to Al Jazeera and revealed the demand, despite President Trump's proposal not stipulating an exact timeframe for Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza
The dramatic shift among the vast majority of U.S. Jews is closely related to footage of hungry children in Gaza in recent months. The effort by Israel to find an excuse has failed to convince Americans of anything other than that the Israeli government is no longer to be believed
U.S. President Donald Trump's belief that his plan to end the Gaza war is the correct path forward, Netanyahu's opposition be damned, has only been bolstered by his now-repeated highlighting of Israeli protesters praising his leadership
One Gaza City resident said that while the intensity of IDF bombardments has decreased, airstrikes continue, primarily in eastern neighborhoods where Israeli forces remain present. The death toll in Gaza from the war has reached 67,139, with 169,583 people wounded, according to the Health Ministry