Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime minister and visited Saudi Arabia.

A private company from the USA is employing former commandos to operate a checkpoint in the Gaza Strip during a truce between Israel and Hamas — reported "The Guardian." A private American company is hiring US special forces veterans to operate a checkpoint in the Gaza Strip.

Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, more than a year after their home was struck by Israeli forces.

One of the three companies hired to run the checkpoint is seeking 96 green berets to search Palestinians’ vehicles.

The Israeli military is expected to publish an update on more than 1,000 ongoing war crime cases related to the war in the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

A professional fact-checker has debunked claims from the Trump administration accusing the Biden administration of spending $50 million to send condoms to Gaza.

News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian refugees.

Photo: Alamy The first American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Keith Siegel, 65, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023,

Anatoly Viktorov also noted that Moscow "welcomed the agreement reached between Israel and the radical Palestinian Hamas movement regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the resolution of humanitarian iss