Official in Prime Minister’s Office says developments still only in 1st stage dealing with release of hostages, follow-up steps must be completed, denies talks on 2nd stage underway A senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office stressed to The Times of Israel on Wednesday that the war in Gaza is …

As Gaza Ceasefire Begins, Hamas Is Already Reasserting Control Disarming Hamas is key to the U.S.-backed deal to end the Gaza war. The first phase of the agreement signed Oct. 9 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, appeared to begin successfully on Oct. 13, when Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages. However, …

This week’s summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh looks like nothing short of a triumph for the United States in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump met with representatives of thirty countries, and the declaration signed there to end the war in Gaza stands in stark contrast …