Trump's Peace Plan
Israel’s Gaza approach risks cementing Hamas rule - opinion
Hamas has forcefully preserved its monopoly on violence and remains the only Palestinian governing authority in the areas still under its control in Gaza.
US pressures Palestinian UN envoy to drop General Assembly VP bid, threatens visa revocation
Voices from the Arab press: Reading the Jeddah statement
Hamas is preventing Gazan contractors from crossing Yellow Line to rebuild Rafah - report
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.
Turkish troops ready for Gaza ISF, US pressuring Israel to allow it, security sources say - report
Turkish officials say they are ready to join the Gaza stabilization force, calling Israel’s resistance politically motivated and insisting their participation is essential to the ceasefire.
Tony Blair dropped from Trump's Gaza 'board of peace' after Arab objections - Financial Times
Blair, the former UK prime minister, was the only individual initially named by Trump when the US president unveiled his 20-point plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in late September.
Gaza ceasefire's Catch-22: Hamas delays disarmament as it calls for IDF withdrawal - analysis
Hamas says it won't disarm while the IDF is in Gaza and suggests a long-term truce or 'storing' its arms. Meanwhile, the IDF likely won't leave half of Gaza until Hamas disarms.
Hamas willing to 'freeze or store' weapons to prevent escalation, official tells AP
Hamas Shura Council member Bassem Naim told AP it is open to halting weapons use during a truce but rejects a US-proposed stabilization force entering Palestinian territory.
US support for Israel not a favor from past but an investment in region's future - editorial
If Washington doesn’t want more wars in the Middle East, it needs to support the one country that keeps the region from falling back into chaos.
Hamas's Khaled Mashaal: We will not disarm, give up control in Gaza, or accept int'l oversight
Israel's Foreign Ministry, sharing footage of Mashaal's address, slammed the comments, calling them a "direct contradiction of the core terms of the peace plan itself."
Netanyahu, Tony Blair discuss future of Gaza admin., possible PA governance in secret meeting - KAN
Blair's initiative to allow the Palestinian Authority to govern certain areas of Gaza was not dismissed outright by Israel, KAN reported.
No one will do Israel’s dirty work: Why PA, int’l orgs. can’t finish off Hamas - opinion
This is the moment to dismantle Hamas’s remaining capabilities. Israel can and must finish the mission, not out of ambition, but out of necessity.
The patient hiker: Finding patience in politics, hiking, healing - opinion
Life is not a straight, flat road, but “patient hiking” is definitely worth it.
