U.S. envoys arrive in Israel to shore up Gaza ceasefire
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During a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, Netanyahu discussed plans for post-ceasefire security in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a United States-backed ceasefire with Hamas.
Footage shared by the Israeli Foreign Ministry from inside the Strip shows suspected Hamas gunmen drag a man across the street as he yells before they start savagely kicking him.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
Ramadan asserted that the chamber was aware of the desires of the Palestinian people and wanted a role in communicating those wishes to Gaza’s new leadership. The Gaza Chamber of Commerce aspires to have a role in advising the future democratic government of Gaza and to be involved in the enclave’s reconstruction efforts,
Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.
Hamas has deployed hundreds of police and clashed with armed groups in Gaza in what the militant group says is an attempt to restore law and order in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn for the U.
Hamas appeared to renege on key demands of President Trump’s cease-fire deal just hours after the world celebrated the end of the Gaza war
Israel has accused Hamas of attacking Israeli forces in southern Gaza with the military carrying out airstrikes in the city of Rafah, the first major test of the US-brokered ceasefire.
Support for a peace plan grows as negotiators work in Cairo to seal the deal, with Gazan militias backing Trump’s proposal amid fighting and calls for new local governance.
This lack of clarity about timetables and mechanisms to transition from one phase to another makes things difficult.“The decision by [Jared] Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was to reach a ceasefire agreement first,