PM's office partially refutes report claiming Palestinian Authority to control Rafah Crossing; Ron Dermer says there is 'no promise' to Riyadh on establishing Palestinian state The post Israel downplays PA role in postwar Gaza,

At a Jerusalem rally against the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, veteran settler activist Daniella Weiss rails against US President-elect Donald Trump, a prospective peace with Saudi Arabia, and calls for Jewish settlement of the Gaza Strip.

Three-phased deal will start with the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. If fully implemented, the agreement will see the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian enclave.

A comprehensive strategy aims to stabilize the Middle East through Saudi normalization, Palestinian separation, and a united front against Iran As Israel’s war in Gaza appears to be reaching an end, Israeli thinkers are hard at work developing a strategy to meet the new regional dynamics that have resulted from the war.

That would probably require an Israeli presence in what's known as the Netzarim corridor, a strip of closed roads ... Authority would govern postwar Gaza with the support of Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, which would also take the ...

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal.

Chances of the ceasefire deal unravelling after the hostage-for-prisoner exchange is completed are high. What happens after that is uncertain. Who controls Gaza? Is there a chance for permanent peace?

That statement comes on top of other pressures that Trump has brought to bear to try to ensure that a deal for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip takes place before he enters the White House on January 20.

The prime minister called for calm in the Gaza Strip between now and Jan. 19 when the ceasefire deal takes effect. He welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a post on X, and stressed the importance of a fast delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS PRESIDENT MIRJANA SPOLJARIC

The agreement should put a stop to the bloodshed, allow people to return to their homes, and get much-needed aid to more than a million people

Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded, Palestinian health officials said,