Gaza ceasefire

What do the rules of a ceasefire mean in the modern Middle East entail? -explainer

In the Middle East’s current wars, a ceasefire often marks not the end of the fighting, but the start of a new fight over what kind of fighting is still allowed.

Palestinians make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025
Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho

Trump’s Gaza plan can still work - but only if Washington changes course - opinion

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025

Trump's Gaza board reports funding 'gap', urges quicker disbursement


IDF destroys Hamas equipment, dismantles infrastructure along Gaza’s Yellow Line in eastern Rafah

The operation was conducted by the 143rd Gaza Division of the Golani Brigade, which located weapons and surveillance equipment, including AK-47 rifles, RPG rockets, and cameras used by Hamas.

Golani Brigade troops along the Yellow Line area in eastern Rafah.

Hamas chief negotiator says Israel strike on Ra'ad Sa'ad threatens Trump's Gaza ceasefire

In a televised address, Hayya, who is also the exiled Gaza Hamas chief, confirmed the killing of the group's senior commander in an Israeli strike a day earlier.

HAMAS POLITIBURO member Khalil al-Hayya attends a news conference in Damascus, Syria October 19, 2022.

IDF kills senior Hamas terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad in Gaza City strike

Sources within the Military Intelligence Directorate said the IDF strike on Sa'ad came in response to an attack on IDF reservists in the southern Strip, which wounded two.

Hamas military wing official Raad Saad.

Several Israelis attempt to cross into Gaza, escorted back to Israel by IDF

The people were under constant observation while inside Gaza, the IDF assured. The suspects were then handed over to the Israel Police for processing.

Palestinians shelter in tents on a rainy day in Gaza City, November 25, 2025

Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on two Times Square digital billboards

One billboard is part of an effort led by the Israeli Consulate in New York and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. The other was launched by the American Jewish Committee.

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage in Gaza. (Screenshot)

Gaza ceasefire phase II will be first step of Trump-backed Palestinian state - opinion

Phase II of the Donald Trump-backed ceasefire will give the people of Gaza what Palestinians have demanded for decades – international protection against Israel.

An illustrative image of Palestinian and Israeli flags behind barbed wire.

Italy considering joining Gaza's ISF, positioning it to be first European country to do so

In recent days, talks have been taking place -mainly at the Civil-Military Coordination Center- to define the mandate and authorities of the force, including rules of engagement.

Italian army soldiers stand in formation during the visit of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to the multinational battle group at the Novo Selo training ground, Bulgaria, December 19, 2024.

IDF finds weapon of slain hostage Capt. Daniel Perez in booby-trapped Gaza compound

Captain Daniel Perez was murdered during the October 7 massacre. His remains were returned to Israel on October 13, 2025. His father, Rabbi Doron, was recently elected WZO president.

An IDF soldier holds the weapon of slain hostage IDF Capt. Daniel Perez after retrieving it in the Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Gaza talks at 'critical' moment, Qatari prime minister says

Mediators are working together to force the next phase of ceasefire forward, he said during a panel at the Doha Forum conference in Qatar.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar,  September 16, 2025.

Four soldiers wounded, one of them in serious condition, after firefight in Rafah

The soldiers were all from the Golani Brigade and were performing patrol duties when they were attacked.

Israeli soldiers enter the Gaza Strip in a military vehicle from at the Israel-Gaza border, November 5, 2025.