Dr. Hassan Kapasi of Guelph, Ont., says an Israeli border guard denied him entry while he was trying to get to Gaza after general medical equipment, including a stethoscope and Band-Aids, were found during a search of his bag.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened after a two-day closure. Palestinians report delays and mistreatment.

Persuading Hamas to give up its weapons is the “linchpin of everything” in the president’s plan. On the face of it, Gaza is edging closer toward peace. A crucial border crossing into Egypt reopened last week. Reconstruction plans are being circulated. A committee of Palestinian technocrats is on standby to take over from Hamas.

Israel saying another operation needed in Gaza so that Hamas disarms and Trump's vision fulfilled; IDF strikes in response to attack on troops; Islamic Jihad commander said killed The post Netanyahu set to tell Trump that phase 2 of Gaza peace plan ‘is not moving’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese formally requests criminal accountability from Israel following a 2024 drone strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza

Indonesia is preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to the Gaza Strip as part of a multinational peacekeeping force under a peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump.

Attacks and the escalating death toll have rocked the U.S.-backed truce and caused Palestinians in the Strip to say it doesn't feel like the war has ended.

It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year.

Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.

Most countries wary of Board of Peace, hesitant to share stage with Netanyahu, who himself hasn't confirmed attendance at donor conference The post US efforts to fundraise for Gaza reconstruction marred by fog over Hamas disarmament appeared first on The Times of Israel.