Gaza, Egypt and Trump
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Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.
The tenuous ceasefire in Gaza is holding after the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees, but uncertainties remain.
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed through Wednesday and the flow of aid into the Palestinian enclave will be reduced, three Israeli officials said on Tuesday. The decision came after Palestinian militant group Hamas did not hand over bodies of hostages it is holding as part of the new U.
Infantino was photographed next to the US president, in the latest joint appearance by the pair during the second Trump presidency.
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.
Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict.
US President Donald Trump has landed in Egypt following a brief visit to Israel where he addressed lawmakers in the country's parliament. Trump's government plane, Air Force One, landed on Monday in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea,
The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday.
The remaining 20 living Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas, as nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed by Israel.
US President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt this afternoon for the signing ceremony on the Gaza plan that will be attended by other global leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by Egypt but is not going.
The crash was in Sharm el Sheikh, where indirect talks between Israel and Hamas led to a breakthrough deal. The city will also host a summit on Monday.