Trump's Peace Plan

Trump's Peace Council is still far from bringing peace in Gaza - opinion

It is unclear why it was necessary to construct such a complex structure to address Gaza’s well-known fundamental problems.

US President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

The success of Gaza: Reconstruction is the ultimate test for Israel, Trump, Palestinians - opinion

IDF Armor Brigade 7 soldiers operate in Gaza on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

IDF kills terrorists crossing Gaza's yellow line, planting explosives, despite BoP, NCAG launch

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Erika Kirk, wife of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, reacts during a ceremony held by U.S. President Donald Trump to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 14, 2025.

Observers need to get used to IDF's more aggressive 'peacetime' approach - analysis

War in Israel is not over, but this one is.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025

Qatar expanding its grip on Gaza, will preserve Hamas's power, expert warns

Qatari Hospital in Gaza has announced the start of preparations for establishing the headquarters of Hamad Hospital, funded by the Qatari development fund.

A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood in Gaza City, October 19, 2025

Qatar’s air force modernization and its ramifications for Israel - opinion

If the current trend of deepening US-Qatari relations continues, driven by economic interests, among others, Israel's qualitative military edge may be erased.

US WAR SECRETARY Pete Hegseth meets with Qatari Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Pentagon earlier this month. Israel must consider the potential erosion of its qualitative military edge, the writer asserts.

Sharm el-Sheikh is charming but fails to address challenges - opinion

The declaration signed there failed to address four interrelated challenges facing phase two of his 20-point plan: security, legitimacy, funding, and stability.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and PA President Mahmoud Abbas pose at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit last week. The absence of a firm message does not bode well for either Gaza’s rehabilitation or Saudi normalization, the writer argues.

Trump’s success in securing hostage releases is a victory for all who cherish peace - opinion

History will remember this as the moment the hostages came home and the day President Trump once again proved that the US leads best when it leads with strength, conviction, and the blessing of God.

OMRI MIRAN speaks to members of the media as he returns home to Kibbutz Kramim upon his discharge from Ichilov Hospital after his release from captivity in Gaza last week. Strength, perseverance, and faith can prevail over evil, the writer asserts.

Israel will likely never approve the second stage of the Gaza plan - opinion

Will the continued process of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan sufficiently take into account Israel’s concerns regarding some of the plan’s provisions?

QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speak at a meeting in Aqaba last year.

'A brother to all of Israel': Deceased Gaza hostage Uriel Baruch laid to rest

He is survived by his wife Racheli, and his two children, Shalev and Ofek, as well as his parents and siblings.

The funeral procession of Uriel Baruch, may his memory be blessed, is now taking place in Rishon Lezion.

Who was Ronen Engel, the Hamas hostage kidnapped and killed on October 7? - explainer

Engel fell while "protecting his family and fighting terrorists" during the October 7 massacre, the kibbutz eulogized.

Ronen Engel, from Kibbutz Nir Oz

Ron Dermer, Israel’s architect of survival, deserves gratitude, not protest, for his work - opinion

The hostage agreement wouldn’t have happened without Dermer’s involvement.

STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MINISTER Ron Dermer attends the special Knesset plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump, October 13, 2025.