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An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they reached the Gaza ceasefire deal after Witkoff and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya connected over shared pain. Both Witkoff and al-Hayya had lost sons.
A little over a week has passed since the start of the US-proposed cease-fire aimed at ending two years of war. President Trump said the cease-fire remained in place and “we want to make sure it’s going to be very peaceful.
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Israel says Gaza’s Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages’ remains
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world would reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza.
Vice President JD Vance will visit Israel to push the Trump administration's peace deal. He will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Indonesia denies Team Israel travel visas, prompting criticism by International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee criticized Indonesia after the country refused visas for Israeli gymnasts competing in the World Championships in Jakarta.
Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, President Trump's dealmakers in brokering the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, discuss a setback that nearly derailed the peace talks.