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US says its plan for postwar management of Gaza offers pathway to Palestinian statehood

Statement backed by regional powers urges UN to approve resolution on forming stabilization force; Witkoff said planning to meet soon with Hamas...

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Trump to host recently freed hostages at White House on Nov. 20

Trump to host recently freed hostages at White House on Nov. 20

All 20 living hostages released last month were invited along with family members; contrary to earlier reporting, the former captives will fly...

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US proposal at UN for Gaza stabilization force faces pusback from Russia, China and Arabs

US proposal at UN for Gaza stabilization force faces pusback from Russia, China and Arabs

US calls on Security Council to back its plan, warns ‘attempts to sow discord’ will have ‘grave, tangible and entirely avoidable...

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Rubio ‘optimistic’ as US advances new UN resolution to establish foreign force in Gaza

Rubio ‘optimistic’ as US advances new UN resolution to establish foreign force in Gaza

Top US diplomat says proposed mission ‘shouldn’t be a fighting force,’ calls for parties to hold up ‘commitments’ on...

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Rubio says ‘there’s some concern’ West Bank violence could undermine Gaza ceasefire

Rubio says ‘there’s some concern’ West Bank violence could undermine Gaza ceasefire

US secretary of state hails Herzog and IDF for condemning latest spate of settler violence, in rare comments from an American official on unchecked...

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Resigning as minister, Dermer says gov’t will be remembered for both Oct. 7 and its response

Resigning as minister, Dermer says gov’t will be remembered for both Oct. 7 and its response

Netanyahu’s closest aide announces he’s stepping down as strategic affairs minister in letter lauding the PM: ‘In our darkest hour,...

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France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris

France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris

Macron says PA leader presented first draft, adds France to audit authority to ensure end of ‘pay-to-slay’ system; Abbas: Ramallah...

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Abbas fires his finance minister over illicit payments to Palestinian prisoners — sources

Abbas fires his finance minister over illicit payments to Palestinian prisoners — sources

Palestinian official tells ToI cabinet shuffle highlights Ramallah’s commitment to implement reform ending ‘pay-to-slay,’ while...

11.11.2025 10

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US sidelining Israel on decision-making at Gaza ceasefire HQ, official says

US sidelining Israel on decision-making at Gaza ceasefire HQ, official says

Israeli liaison unit relegated to contractor role in Gaza aid; US includes entirety of Trump’s 20-point peace plan in UN resolution establishing...

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Vance says Kazakhstan joining Abraham Accords gives initiative ‘momentum’

Vance says Kazakhstan joining Abraham Accords gives initiative ‘momentum’

Trump says signing ceremony to be announced shortly and that more countries will be normalizing ties with Israel * 100 Democratic lawmakers urge...

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Kazakhstan, which already has relations with Israel, to join Abraham Accords

Kazakhstan, which already has relations with Israel, to join Abraham Accords

Post-Soviet state in Central Asia will be fifth country to sign, in bid to build momentum for normalization framework with Israel, though measure is...

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Witkoff says Hamas officials told him and Kushner that terror group would disarm

Witkoff says Hamas officials told him and Kushner that terror group would disarm

US special envoy confirms US pushing Israel to allow Hamas fighters holed up under Rafah to hand over their weapons in exchange for amnesty, calls it...

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Israeli envoy in DC to take on larger role as Dermer set to step down as minister — sources

Israeli envoy in DC to take on larger role as Dermer set to step down as minister — sources

Dermer to remain active as PM’s special envoy tasked with expanding Abraham Accords, while Yechiel Leiter to be given more responsibility for...

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US envoy seeks to rally support for resolution establishing postwar Gaza security force

US envoy seeks to rally support for resolution establishing postwar Gaza security force

Mike Waltz meets with counterparts on Security Council and representatives from key Mideastern governments, including PA, which aims to increase...

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US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah

US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah

Netanyahu opposes proposal; Israeli officials say slain hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body may be in southern Gaza tunnels, though the IDF reports...

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Turkey, Muslim allies demand Palestinian self-rule in Gaza following Istanbul summit

Turkey, Muslim allies demand Palestinian self-rule in Gaza following Istanbul summit

Turkish foreign minister also says International Stabilization Force must be backed up by a UN mandate; Israel wary of letting Turkey have a role in...

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With ceasefire in place, US renews plea for Israel to allow foreign press into Gaza

With ceasefire in place, US renews plea for Israel to allow foreign press into Gaza

US official acknowledges issue isn’t at top of administration’s priorities, indicating pressure isn’t overwhelming, though Trump...

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Trump: US will ‘be involved’ in Netanyahu trial ‘to help him out’; PM being ‘mistreated’

Trump: US will ‘be involved’ in Netanyahu trial ‘to help him out’; PM being ‘mistreated’

US president claims Hamas will be ‘taken out immediately’ if it doesn’t disarm, asserts Saudi Arabia isn’t serious about...

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US looks to build ‘new Gaza’ on half of Strip under IDF control, but faces pushback

US looks to build ‘new Gaza’ on half of Strip under IDF control, but faces pushback

Plan to build half a dozen residential regions on eastern side of Yellow Line for up to 1 million people receives chilly reception from some potential...

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PA premier says Ramallah best placed to lead postwar Gaza, despite Israeli obstacles

PA premier says Ramallah best placed to lead postwar Gaza, despite Israeli obstacles

Mohammad Mustafa says West Bank-based body is committed to seeing reforms through, insists PA offers the best chance for stability in the Strip

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Vance tells anti-Israel student Trump secured Gaza deal by using ‘leverage’ on Jerusalem

Vance tells anti-Israel student Trump secured Gaza deal by using ‘leverage’ on Jerusalem

VP’s comments undercut Netanyahu’s assertion that Israel remains sovereign regarding Gaza decisions; exchange highlights animosity toward...

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Qatari PM suggests Hamas responsible for violating ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF

Qatari PM suggests Hamas responsible for violating ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF

Speaking in New York, al-Thani says Doha pushing the terror group to acknowledge need for disarmament, criticizes Israel’s treatment of...

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Vance downplays Israel-Hamas flareup, argues Gaza ceasefire is holding

Vance downplays Israel-Hamas flareup, argues Gaza ceasefire is holding

Red Cross issues rare condemnation of Hamas for staging recovery of hostage’s remains; terror group tells mediators that it hasn’t violated...

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US weighs which side’s red line to cross as it seeks to implement Gaza deal’s 2nd phase

US weighs which side’s red line to cross as it seeks to implement Gaza deal’s 2nd phase

Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Egypt conditioning assistance on PA role, which Israel rejects, while Qatari help has fewer strings attached; MBS Nov. 18 DC visit...

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Trump says ‘Israel not going to do anything with the West Bank’ as US fumes over annexation vote

Trump says ‘Israel not going to do anything with the West Bank’ as US fumes over annexation vote

‘The Israelis can’t treat us like Joe Biden,’ administration official tells ToI, day after Knesset advanced preliminary legislation...

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US military says ceasefire HQ will be able ‘to assess real-time developments in Gaza’

CENTCOM expects various ‘stakeholders’ to join new southern Israel-based Civil-Military Coordination Center in the coming weeks; Kushner:...

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Trump floats renewal of Gaza fighting, but says Hamas still has chance to ‘behave’

‘We’re going to eradicate them if we have to,’ US president says of terror group, after curtailing IDF’s response to killing of 2...

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US warns of imminent Hamas ‘attack on Palestinian civilians,’ says it would violate truce

State Department says it informed mediators of plot, adds that if it goes ahead, ‘measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and...

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Egypt said expected to lead UN-backed Gaza stabilization force; Azerbaijan to contribute

US, European powers reportedly preparing UN Security Council resolution to allow force to operate under UN mandate without being considered a...

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White House weighs sending Vance to Israel Monday to discuss next phases of Gaza deal

Vice president may be joined by Witkoff, Kushner later in the visit, US official says; Hostages Forum invites him to stop by Hostages Square, meet...

18.10.2025 10

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Witkoff says he and Kushner ‘felt a little bit betrayed’ by Israeli strike in Qatar

Botched assassination attempt on Hamas leaders convinced Trump ‘Israelis were getting a little bit out of control,’ Kushner says in Gaza...

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Trump claims Saudis told him ‘yesterday’ they’re willing to join Abraham Accords

While Riyadh has insisted that it needs pathway to Palestinian state, US president reiterates that normalization deals will soon pile up now that Gaza...

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Trump: If Hamas doesn’t stop killing Gazans, ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’

US president later clarifies ‘somebody will go in’ to Strip but ‘it’s not going to be us,’ two days after he seemed to...

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Slowed establishment of postwar Gaza government fuels Hamas revival, diplomats warn

Assembling technocratic committee proving difficult task as each stakeholder has own agenda, but absence of alternative is enabling Hamas to fill...

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US denies Hamas violating deal, is aiming to set up safe zone for Gazans fleeing group

Top Trump aides say only Hamas-free areas will be rebuilt, reveal countries offering to join postwar security force, stress Gazans won’t be...

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Senior US military official tells Hamas to halt executions after Trump downplays them

Chief of US Central Command calls killings a threat to ceasefire in Gaza, says he’s working with mediators to protect civilians; France calls...

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Trump: If Hamas doesn’t uphold vow to disarm, ‘we will disarm them, perhaps violently’

US president notes ‘job is not done’ on ceasefire deal, as ‘the dead have not been returned, as promised,’ says terror group...

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Gaza deal’s secret humanitarian annex omits GHF, which isn’t poised for postwar role

Document says ‘other organizations’ to assist in aid distribution but the US- and Israel-backed group not slated to be among them, as it...

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At Sharm summit, Trump and world leaders sign up for peace in Gaza, with Netanyahu absent

In speech, US president urges world leaders to join Abraham Accords; leaders sign document said to lay out groundwork for Strip’s future

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Iran out in the cold as Mideast unites around Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal

With its proxy network in shambles, Tehran officially welcomes agreement, even as Khamenei adviser says it could augur a ‘behind-the-scenes end...

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US Jewish community leader lobbied for prominent Palestinian prisoner Barghouti’s release

Ronald Lauder offered to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh to make case during final negotiations, but idea was nixed by Netanyahu’s office amid...

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Trump predicts ceasefire will hold, says Hamas ‘getting the hostages now’ before they’re freed Monday

US president confirms he’ll travel to Egypt for meeting with a ‘lot of leaders’ after visiting Israel to address Knesset; Hamas and fellow...

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From Doha strike to Sharm el-Sheikh breakthrough: How US brokered elusive Gaza deal

Trump’s longtime commitment to Israel allowed him to coax Netanyahu into accepting proposal, as Hamas recognized that hostages had become a...

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Trump: ‘We ended Gaza war,’ the hostages are coming home. ‘After that, we’ll see’

US president says Hamas will disarm and IDF will pull back its troops, but indicates issues pertaining to post-war management of the Strip still need...

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Cabinet set to approve hostage-ceasefire deal after Israel, Hamas sign on in Egypt

Trump expects hostages to return Monday or Tuesday, as negotiators finalize list of 250 Palestinian life-sentence prisoners, 1,700 Gazan detainees...

09.10.2025 10

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Trump, after securing deal: ‘This is more than Gaza. This is peace in the Middle East’

US president praises his administration’s efforts to reach ‘incredible’ Israel-Hamas deal, says he told Netanyahu Israel is loved...

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Trump announces deal reached on first part of his Gaza plan: ‘All hostages will be freed very soon’

‘Blessed are the peacemakers,’ Trump says, hailing ‘great day for Israel, the world’; all living hostages set to be released...

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Mediators seek Thursday deal to free living hostages, begin Gaza ceasefire — sources

Trump says he plans to travel to region this weekend if agreement inked; Hamas tells interlocutors it’s committed to securing Barghouti’s...

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Trump ‘pretty sure’ there will be a Gaza deal, denies telling PM to not be ‘f*cking negative’

As negotiations kick off in Egypt, US president says Hamas ‘has been agreeing to things that are very important’; White House avoids...

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As negotiators head to Cairo, Trump urges ‘first phase’ of Gaza deal this week

The president urges all sides to ‘MOVE FAST’ toward an agreement, as Hamas reportedly prepares to make additional demands and Netanyahu...

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