Gaza ceasefire

Trump’s Gaza plan can still work - but only if Washington changes course - opinion

Despite the crisis, the conditions for a diplomatic breakthrough may be emerging beneath the surface – if Washington is willing to rethink the sequencing and political assumptions behind its strategy

Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho
Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm

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

Trump's Gaza board reports funding 'gap', urges quicker disbursement

IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, May 16, 2026.

Hamas's Gaza military chief broke his own rules, allowing IDF to find and kill him


What does Trump's Phase II hold in store for Gaza's future? - analysis

There are a few answers to the major existential questions that have held the "Day After" in Gaza hostage. But the answers, good or bad, will likely start to become clearer in the coming months.

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Has Gaza's post-Hamas government already been created, despite Phase II delays? - analysis

The future of the International Stabilization Force is also in question, as the only major success so far has been the CMCC, the US's coordination center in Kiryat Gat.

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive shelter in an UNRWA school, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025.

Trump expected to announce Phase II of Gaza ceasefire despite conditions not being met - exclusive

This comes despite the return of all the hostages held in Gaza being a key tenet of the first phase of the ceasefire. The remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili remain in captivity.

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 en route back to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida.

Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

Danish shipping firm Maersk said on Monday that another of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, weeks after it tested the route

 Maersk container is transported by a train near a port of Barcelona, Spain April 26, 2024.

Hamas 'will not give up until last Israeli is gone,' former hostage Eitan Mor says

Former hostage Eitan Mor shares shocking insights into Hamas' military preparedness, revealing their deep knowledge of Israel and their unwavering commitment to future attacks.

	Former hostage Eitan Mor attends a conference titled “Gaza: The Day After” at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

IDF kills four terrorists equipped with weapons, surveillance gear near Gaza's Yellow Line

The Israel Air Force struck and killed the terrorists, who were approaching troops from the 188th Brigade, according to the army's statement. 

IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

Hamas orders handover of Gaza administration to gov't under Trump's Board of Peace - report

The composition of the Board of Peace, which will oversee the proposed technocratic Palestinian government, is expected to be announced this month.

Hamas terrorists in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Marco Rubio discuss possible US intervention in Iran amid protests - report

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Bangladesh expresses interest in joining Gaza stabilization force

Bangladesh said its national security adviser, Khalilur Rahman, met US diplomats Allison Hooker and Paul Kapur in Washington.

Soldiers sit atop an APC after armed forces were deployed, following a clash during a National Citizen Party rally, in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, July 16, 2025

After Gaza war, wounded IDF reservists face a new fight, rebuilding life and identity

HUMAN AFFAIRS: As the ceasefire holds, thousands of wounded reservists face a new battle, rebuilding careers, bodies, and identity after Gaza. One soldier’s story shows what recovery really takes.

Aaron Bours, 35, during one of his final days of intensive rehabilitation at Sheba Medical Center