Keywords: Gaza Ceasefire


Trump’s envoys step up Middle East diplomacy to advance Gaza peace plan

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoys intensified diplomatic efforts on Sunday to advance Washington’s Gaza peace plan, holding discussions with mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye as the conflict continued to weigh heavily on the region. The meetings in Cairo brought together......

Gaza peace plan: Hamas political chief meets Egypt’s intelligence chief

A senior Hamas delegation has begun talks with Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rachad as diplomatic efforts intensify around a US-backed roadmap aimed at advancing a political and security framework for Gaza. The meeting, held Sunday in El-Alamein on Egypt’s northern coast, brings together......

Israel rejects US Gaza roadmap, demands Hamas disarm before troop withdrawal

Israel has rejected the latest US-backed roadmap for Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting that Israeli forces will not withdraw from Palestinian territory until Hamas has been fully disarmed. The decision represents a major obstacle to the next phase of the proposed Gaza framework,......

Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Cairo as Israel's territorial expansion strains the accord

A Hamas delegation is set to travel to Cairo on Thursday to resume negotiations with ceasefire mediators, as the fragile Gaza truce faces its most serious test since it took effect in October 2025. The talks come days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to extend Israeli......

Palestinian death toll surpasses 900 during Gaza ceasefire

An Israeli airstrike early Sunday hit a residential building in the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a father, mother and their young child, according to hospital officials and Palestinian media reports. The attack marked another deadly incident during a ceasefire period that has continued......

Israeli airstrikes kill seven Palestinians as Gaza truce weakens

At least seven Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as violence intensified despite a fragile ceasefire that has largely held since October. The strikes hit police checkpoints and residential areas, raising fresh doubts about the sustainability of the truce......

Ramadan prayers at al-aqsa held under tight controls and lingering grief

Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered on Friday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan since a fragile ceasefire took hold in Gaza, filling the hilltop esplanade under a heavy Israeli security presence. For many Palestinians from the occupied West......

UK chairs first UN talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since October 7

Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper......

Qatari emir and French president discuss Iran and regional security

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday focusing on rising tensions involving Iran and broader regional security concerns, according to a statement from Qatar’s Amiri Diwan. The two leaders exchanged views on recent......