Trump's Peace Plan

Israelis should welcome US engagement, but be wary of possible challenges - editorial

In Israel, JD Vance pressed for faith in Washington’s Gaza plan, arguing that Israel must trust US leadership if peace is to endure.

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin greets US Vice President JD Vance after the vice president lands in Israel. October 21, 2025.
PEOPLE MARK the conclusion of Simchat Torah at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv last week, even as the clock continues to tick, still awaiting the return of hostages killed in captivity in Gaza. Simchat Torah was a mix of emotions this year, the writer notes.

Going it alone: Israel’s healing won’t come from the world—it must come from within - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

Erika Kirk, wife of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, reacts during a ceremony held by U.S. President Donald Trump to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 14, 2025.

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Observers need to get used to IDF's more aggressive 'peacetime' approach - analysis

War in Israel is not over, but this one is.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025

Qatar expanding its grip on Gaza, will preserve Hamas's power, expert warns

Qatari Hospital in Gaza has announced the start of preparations for establishing the headquarters of Hamad Hospital, funded by the Qatari development fund.

A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood in Gaza City, October 19, 2025

Qatar’s air force modernization and its ramifications for Israel - opinion

If the current trend of deepening US-Qatari relations continues, driven by economic interests, among others, Israel's qualitative military edge may be erased.

US WAR SECRETARY Pete Hegseth meets with Qatari Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Pentagon earlier this month. Israel must consider the potential erosion of its qualitative military edge, the writer asserts.

Sharm el-Sheikh is charming but fails to address challenges - opinion

The declaration signed there failed to address four interrelated challenges facing phase two of his 20-point plan: security, legitimacy, funding, and stability.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and PA President Mahmoud Abbas pose at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit last week. The absence of a firm message does not bode well for either Gaza’s rehabilitation or Saudi normalization, the writer argues.

Trump’s success in securing hostage releases is a victory for all who cherish peace - opinion

History will remember this as the moment the hostages came home and the day President Trump once again proved that the US leads best when it leads with strength, conviction, and the blessing of God.

OMRI MIRAN speaks to members of the media as he returns home to Kibbutz Kramim upon his discharge from Ichilov Hospital after his release from captivity in Gaza last week. Strength, perseverance, and faith can prevail over evil, the writer asserts.

Israel will likely never approve the second stage of the Gaza plan - opinion

Will the continued process of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan sufficiently take into account Israel’s concerns regarding some of the plan’s provisions?

QATAR’S PRIME MINISTER and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speak at a meeting in Aqaba last year.

'A brother to all of Israel': Deceased Gaza hostage Uriel Baruch laid to rest

He is survived by his wife Racheli, and his two children, Shalev and Ofek, as well as his parents and siblings.

The funeral procession of Uriel Baruch, may his memory be blessed, is now taking place in Rishon Lezion.

Who was Ronen Engel, the Hamas hostage kidnapped and killed on October 7? - explainer

Engel fell while "protecting his family and fighting terrorists" during the October 7 massacre, the kibbutz eulogized.

Ronen Engel, from Kibbutz Nir Oz

Ron Dermer, Israel’s architect of survival, deserves gratitude, not protest, for his work - opinion

The hostage agreement wouldn’t have happened without Dermer’s involvement.

STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MINISTER Ron Dermer attends the special Knesset plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump, October 13, 2025.

Voices from the Arab Press: Trump plan, Palestinian state, Gaza economy

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

HAMAS HAS sought to preserve US administration backchannels – counting on sympathetic figures such as Adam Boehler, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs. Pictured: Boehler meets with Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, Sept. 13.

IDF receives coffin of deceased hostage from Red Cross after Hamas recovers body

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist attempting to rebuild terror infrastructure • Reports indicate Witkoff to visit Israel next week • IDF strikes Gazan terrorists in tunnels despite ceasefire

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.