Cease-fire

How are Gazan gangs affecting the strip amid Israel, US election cycles? - analysis

Hamas remains the decisive power as things stall despite efforts from multiple directions to shift the Gaza Strip's status quo.

Palestinians carrying flags, body bags during a funeral ceremony in Gaza City on August 20, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

 THE WRITER attends a demonstration as she holds a sign with photos of hostages, including two who were released on Sunday and three others who were murdered. The large print on the sign says: ‘How much more blood will be spilled? Screaming out for them.’

Israel at a crossroads: Peace or perpetuating the cycle of violence – opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 28, 2024

'We're still in the eye of the storm,' Netanyahu says amid Lebanon ceasefire deal hopes


Abbas threatens to cut ties with Israel if it negotiates with Hamas

According to this report, Abbas's position caused Egypt to place the internal Palestinian reconciliation at the top of its list of priorities and to reject the "calm first" approach.

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority

Sides edge toward Gaza deal

"The truce would have to hold for a considerable period of time for Israel to discuss any humanitarian projects," said Israeli official.

gaza protest

Egyptian intelligence chief in Israel to finalize Gaza truce

Abbas refused to meet official - Next 48 hours critical

Streaks of light are pictured as rockets are launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Sderot, Israel August 8, 2018.

Egypt summons Palestinian groups for truce, unity talks

Kerem Shalom Crossing could open Wednesday morning * Bayit Yehudi party wants it won’t vote for Israel-Hamas agreement

A handout picture provided by the PPO shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on May 9, 2016

Bayit Yehudi plans to oppose an Israel-Hamas ceasefire arrangement

Naftali Bennett warned this was only a temporary arrangement that would allow Hamas to strengthen itself militarily in preparation for another round of violence with Israel.

 NAFTALI BENNETT

Netanyahu met Sisi secretly in May about Gaza situation

The report, based on American officials, said that the two talked about efforts to come to a political arrangement in Gaza that would include a return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting ahead of the UN General Assembly last September (2017).

Calm, but still no Gaza ceasefire

Avi Dichter, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and former head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), warned that only Israel will dictate military options.

A member of Hamas' military police walks through rubble at a site that was hit by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on August 9, 2018

Between Ceasefire And War: Gaza On A Knife's Edge

Israel and Hamas weigh their options after last week’s uptick in violence

Smoke rises after an Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-story building in Gaza City August 9, 2018

Netanyahu: Israel demands a total ceasefire

Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze’ev Elkin, said Israel is also not planning to do anything more than restore the situation that existed before the latest flare up with Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a Likud faction meeting, July 2 2018

U.N. officials visit Gaza in pursuit of long-term truce

Hamas, Israel differ on whether ‘calm-for-calm’ deal reached in South

An explosion is seen during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City August 8, 2018.