U.S. Middle East envoy Jared Kushner held an hourslong meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as Washington intensified efforts to revive a stalled Gaza ceasefire and disarmament plan. The meeting came a day after Kushner spent about two hours in Cairo with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, in a rare direct engagement aimed […]
For over two years, the Gaza conflict has seen intermittent ceasefires. A significant earlier agreement came into effect in January 2025 a phased, hostage prisoner exchange that began January 19, involved the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees, and included a temporary ceasefire. However, escalation resumed as Hamas and Israel disagreed over subsequent phases. […]
The Israeli military on Sunday confirmed that it has located and identified the body of Mohammed Sinwar, a top Hamas commander and the presumed head of the group’s operations in Gaza, nearly three weeks after an Israeli airstrike targeted him. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Sinwar was “eliminated” during an air raid on […]