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Aid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding. “We have received signals that tomorrow will be the day that the scale-up [in aid deliveries] begins in earnest under the ceasefire,” said Tess Ingram, a spokesperson …

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The deal is hoped to bring about a pause to Israeli bombardment, a break in the siege and an exchange of captives. Here are the key people linked to the deal: Donald Trump, US president The US has been Israel’s biggest military and political backer …

As President Donald Trump was predicting this week that peace could be imminent in Gaza, he pointed to the man he dispatched to seal the deal as a source for his optimism. “I have Jared,” he said. “Find anybody more capable. And we have the A-plus team working on it.” Jared, of course, is Jared Kushner: presidential son-in-law, onetime senior …

How Trump’s envoys got Gaza deal over the finish line  Politico How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough  The New York Times How Kushner and Witkoff landed a Gaza peace deal  Politico Defiant Netanyahu says he secured deal to recover all the hostages, despite those who declared it impossible  The Times of Israel PM denies Gaza deal would have …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details that were not authorized for release, said U.S. …

How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough  The New York Times Netanyahu’s office publishes photos of Witkoff and Kushner at cabinet meeting  The Times of Israel Kushner’s comeback  Politico Kushner and Trump envoy arrive in Egypt for crucial negotiations on Gaza deal  Axios Live Updates: Trump says Gaza deal agreement reached  The Jerusalem Post Source link

Democratic senators on Thursday gave some credit to President Donald Trump for brokering phase one of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but warned of potential challenges in enacting the plan. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he’s “waiting to exhale” and see Hamas actually return Israeli hostages. Then, he said, “there’ll be credit for President Trump, which he …

For more than 700 days, Hadil Abu Zaid trekked across the rubble-laden streets of Gaza, carrying what remained of his house after he was displaced nine times. “I have no energy left for joy or for any emotions,” said Zaid, a relief worker for the UK-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), after Israel and Hamas agreed to terms for …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa when Secretary of State Marco Rubio, standing in the back corner of the White House’s Blue Room, caught his eye. He had news for Trump, he said, but it would have to wait until after the media left. Then Rubio passed the president a …

Oil eases as Gaza ceasefire cools risk premium  Reuters Oil Declines With Gaza Peace Plan and US Inventories in Focus  Bloomberg.com Gold retreats from all-time peak as Israel-Hamas peace deal tempers safe-haven demand  FXStreet Oil Prices Drop as Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefire  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com Asian Shares Advance and Oil Prices Fall as Israel and Hamas Agree to Pause …