Hamas Ceasefire

Gaza aid shipments resume as Hamas backs down from extortion threats targeting private merchants

Merchants previously suspended truck coordination activities in protest of a tax threatened by Hamas, wherein the terror organization demanded payments of approximately NIS 10,000 per truck.

Children gather and play on a water truck in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on September 23, 2026. The Emergency Committee of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry recently held a protest, warning that shortages of tires, oil, and spare parts are disrupting the operation of these water trucks.
Palestinians carrying flags, body bags during a funeral ceremony in Gaza City on August 20, 2026.

How are Gazan gangs affecting the strip amid Israel, US election cycles? - analysis

A US soldier waves at the entrance to the LSA Endurance, a logistical support and staging facility designed to support the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under the direction of the Board of Peace (BoP), near the aza border in the Kerem Shalom area, southern Israel, August 10, 2026

A path to peace in Gaza: why real disarmament must come before withdrawal - opinion

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025; Illustrative.

IDF halts strikes in Gaza after weeks of accelerated fatalities, as BoP seeks Hamas disarmament


US Middle East envoy Witkoff says Gaza talks going well

"We have some good news on Gaza and some other things that we are working on," Trump announced at a Bill Signing Ceremony in Washington, while thanking Witkoff.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

Israeli delegation requests meeting with Qatari, Egyptian mediators on Gaza deal

Israel is expected to present additional flexibility regarding the deployment of IDF troops during the ceasefire.

 A rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, July 12, 2025.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s father expresses frustration with Netanyahu as latest truce talks falter

Jon Polin called on Netanyahu’s office to stop claiming that “military and diplomatic pressure” had caused the release of 205 hostages.

 RACHEL AND JON Goldberg-Polin attend the funeral of their son, Hersh, on Tuesday, in Jerusalem.

Strained allies: Egypt and Israel’s struggle to end the Gaza war

Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.

 Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt

Israel at War day 644: What's happening in Gaza, West Bank?

IDF maps homes of Gush Etzion terrorists for demolition • Saudi-France conference on two-State solution to happen at end of July

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in Nablus, in the West Bank, July 3, 2025

'Hopefully we can get a hostage deal within a few days,' Prime Minister Netanyahu says

Netanyahu told families in Washington that Israel cannot achieve a deal to release all the hostages in Gaza at once, but told sources that he hopes a hostage deal can be done in a few days.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu meet with families of hostages in Washington, July 10, 2025.

Israel must act now and end Gaza war or lose Arab support for peace - editorial

If moderate Muslim states keep looking over their shoulders while Tehran empties the table, then Israel could miss its golden opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords.

 SIGNING THE Abraham Accords (from L): Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; US president Donald Trump; and the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the White House, Sept. 15,

Israel at War day 643: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?

Netanyahu: Israel to enter talks for permanent ceasefire in Gaza after 60 days • Defense minister: Israel will strike Iran again if provoked • One murdered in West Bank terror attack

Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.

These are the remaining 20 Israeli hostages presumed to be alive in Gaza

The names, ages, and history of the 20 remaining hostages that the Israeli authorities believe are still alive in Gaza. What do we know about them?

 Hostages Square in Tel Aviv as seen on July 7, 2025.

Katz: 'Day after' will include Hamas-less Gaza, expelled terror leaders, Mideast cooperation

Katz: IDF would withdraw from much of the 75% of Gaza under its control• Continuing war into remaining 25% would unnecessarily endanger the Israeli hostages

 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz over a background of humanitarian trucks entering the Gaza Strip; Illustrative