"You have to understand, Gaza is not the West Bank. Recruiting and activating people in Gaza is a very, very difficult thing."

He was cautiously optimistic about the disarmament stating: "I think we have to give it a chance," noting the possibility of an international stabilization force. "If it can be done the easy way, fine.

President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on Feb. 4, making him the first foreign leader to receive an invitation to visit Trump in his second term.

Speaking late Wednesday with the parents of the last Israeli hostage whose remains are still in Gaza, Netanyahu said the governing committee of Palestinians announced as part of the second phase was merely a “declarative move,” rather than the sign of progress described by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration that the Rafah crossing in Gaza would not reopen until Hamas had handed over the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage still in the strip, according to a report by KAN, Israel's public broadcaster.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump acknowledged the Hamas militant group would have to lay down its weapons for his Gaza peace plan to advance to the next phase − but said, as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that reconstruction of ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out.

Israel’s Security Cabinet will meet to discuss Phase II of the Gaza peace plan amid ongoing Iranian protests. The progression hinges on Hamas disarming and returning the remains of the final hostage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering the military to “carry out immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip” following shots fired at soldiers in Rafah on Tuesday. Israel Defense Forces personnel were reportedly shot at and ...

Trump plans to unveil Board of Peace and other bodies involved in Strip's postwar management next week after monthlong delay, hopes to begin decommissioning program in coming weeks