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,

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial ship the militants hijacked in November 2023.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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?

Saudi Arabia hailed the ceasefire in the Israel ... It called for "the complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the (Gaza) Strip and all other Palestinian and Arab territories ...

Left: Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas react to the ceasefire announcement in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 15. Right: Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire deal in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Jan. 15.

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