Gaza ceasefire

How Hamas plans to survive Phase II of Gaza ceasefire with Turkey's help - analysis

This idea would seem to be an obvious non-starter for how to proceed in Gaza, especially as Israel and the Trump administration want to see Hamas disarmed.

A Hamas policeman keeps guard at destroyed Hamas police headquarters, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 22, 2025.
A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, during Rubio's visit, in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Phase II runaway train: Gaza peace plan moves ahead, but Israel is being left behind - editorial

Palestinian terrorist group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis on February 1, 2025, as part of fourth hostage-prisoner exchange.

Israel backs Gaza militias fighting Hamas post-ceasefire over Yellow Line - report


Gaza today is repeat of 1982 Beirut: Washington is legitimizing Hamas just like the PLO - opinion

Turkey and Qatar were absolutely capable of “convincing” Hamas of its hopeless situation, but Hamas, Turkey, and Qatar wanted a repeat of Beirut 1982.

US SPECIAL ENVOY to the Middle East Steve Witkoff: It is clear that the legitimization of Hamas as a serious and recognized negotiating partner is underway and perhaps has already been completed, the writer charges.

Gaza water provider suspends services, cuts half of Gaza's water after Hamas detains staff member

Youssef Yassin, a board member of the Abdul Salam Yassin Company, said the move would affect more than 1 million people who normally receive water from the company.

Palestinian children in Gaza fetch water from a container

IDF kills two terrorists who crossed Yellow Line, approached troops in southern Gaza

This incident comes after the IDF killed several terrorists who also crossed the Yellow Line on Monday. 

A Hamas terrorist stands guard near the Yellow Line to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 2, 2025.

WATCH: UNSC votes in support of Trump's Gaza peace plan

Russia, China abstain as 13 other UNSC members vote in favor • Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon: Int'l community must commit to disarming Hamas, Israel will make sure it happens

US Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz and Britain's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations James Kariuki vote in favor of a resolution to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 17, 2025

Who is behind Al-Majd, the Israeli-linked evacuation group sending Gazans to South Africa?

Al-Majd’s operation to evacuate Palestinians from Gaza has sparked controversy, with claims of human trafficking and ties to a questionable Estonian-Israeli businessman.

Palestinians wait to buy bread from a distribution point in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 17, 2025

Palestinian terror faction claims undercover Israeli forces killed local leader in Gaza

The group, whose members participated in the October 7 massacre, called the alleged incident a "cowardly and treacherous assassination operation."

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

IDF kills terrorists breaching Gaza's Yellow Line in two separate Monday incidents

The terrorists were seen planting suspicious objects and approaching IDF troops stationed near the Gaza Yellow Line, the military said.

A general view of a concrete blocks marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2025.

Germany resumes partial arms exports to Israel, citing Gaza ceasefire agreement

The decision will allow the resumption of exports suspended in August, from Nov. 24, a German government spokesperson said.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to suspend arms deliveries to Israel has unleashed quite a storm at home, says the writer.

Israel's inability to strategize on Gaza prevents disarming, replacement of Hamas - analysis

"The IDF is preparing a plan to disarm Hamas by resuming fighting." The overall sense is that Israel will need to have a plan in place in case the US-led one doesn’t work or if Hamas re-arms.

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

Israel's opposition to Palestinian state remains 'firm and unchanged,' Netanyahu tells cabinet

"A Palestinian state, our opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory west of the Jordan River remains firm and unchanged,” Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin convenes a government cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, October 26, 2025.