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Where things stand Donald Trump announced Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire plan that will allow for the swift release of all hostages in Gaza, Israeli withdrawal to an agreed point, and the release of some Palestinian prisoners. President Donald Trump said the hostages are likely to be released on Monday. His announcement of the agreement did …

The statehood for Palestine, for all its significance, will vitiate to mere symbolism if Mr Netanyahu continues to act unhinged. The quest for the Palestinian State received acclamatory traction with many nations recognising it penultimate week. Remarkably, western nations and allies of Israel orchestrated this epiphany. The just concluded 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York – the biggest global …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”. In a televised statement, he also said “Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarised – either the easy way or the hard way, but it will be achieved”. Reuters The comments came after Hamas released …

When word reached the White House on Friday afternoon that Hamas had, after nearly five days, responded to President Donald Trump’s 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, officials were so quick to embrace the group’s statement they posted it in full on social media, at one point mistakenly attributing it to Trump himself. Hamas’ response stopped well short of …

Hamas has agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages but says it wants further negotiations on a number of key points outlined in the US peace plan. In a statement, the group said it agreed “to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal” – if the proper conditions …

US President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline to accept a US peace plan for Gaza or face “all hell”. Image caption, The 20-point peace plan is the latest attempt to end the conflict in Gaza Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday that an agreement must be reached by 18:00 Washington time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday. …

Mediators have made contact with the head of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza, who has indicated he does not agree to the new US ceasefire plan, the BBC understands. Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza City since President Trump unveiled his peace plan Izz al-Din al-Haddad is thought to believe the plan was designed to finish Hamas, …

European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it. The plan, agreed by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to fighting, the release within 72 hours of 20 living Israeli hostages held by Hamas as well as the remains of the more …

US President Donald Trump said his plan for ending the war in Gaza was potentially one of the greatest days in the history of civilisation, and one that could bring “eternal peace in the Middle East”. The hyperbole was characteristic. However, his 20-point proposal, announced at the White House on Monday as Trump met the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, …

Israel is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage as the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza continue, with the backlash seeping into economic, cultural and sporting arenas. International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil. It also comes as an independent UN inquiry …