Israeli strikes overnight in the Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials said. The attacks followed orders from Benjamin Netanyahu to carry out “powerful strikes” after a reported ceasefire breach
The US State Department said it has “credible reports” that Hamas may plan an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza — an act that would breach the Trump-brokered ceasefire. Washington warned measures would be taken to protect Gaza and uphold the truce.
Following the Gaza ceasefire, President Donald Trump said his focus has turned to ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. He plans to host Zelenskyy and is weighing Tomahawk missile sales to Kyiv as leverage to push Moscow toward peace talks.
Egypt, the US, Turkey, and Qatar on Monday signed a document supporting the Gaza ceasefire deal at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, marking a key step toward ending the conflict and paving the way for humanitarian aid and reconstruction.
US President Donald Trump, joined by Arab and world leaders, signed a historic peace agreement ending the Israel-Hamas war. The deal follows the release of 20 Israeli hostages and sets up an international transitional body to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is preparing to implement the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Hamas has agreed to parts of the proposal, raising hopes for a ceasefire and hostage release amid global backing.
A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire's second phase would need to begin the day of the release and last no longer than 50 days
Reflecting on the challenging path to this agreement, US President Joe Biden remarked that this was one of the toughest negotiations he has ever experienced.
While Hamas has been insisting on a complete withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for the next round of ceasefire, Israel had backed out of it in total.
