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Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could be a first step toward ending a two-year-old conflict that has roiled the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the ceasefire is a “momentous breakthrough” in the...

Laura Blumenfeld of John Hopkins joins Global’s Reggie Cecchini to talk about the U.S.-backed plan for Gaza and the prospects for peace in the region.

In Gaza, there were more airstrikes on multiple residential buildings on Saturday as Israeli forces ramped up their attacks on Gaza City. The attacks come as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Israel to discuss its military operations after last week’s strikes on Qatar. Reggie Cecchini reports.

Anti-war organization Code Pink crashed a cabinet dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican cabinet members in Washington, D.C. – as they celebrated the federal takeover of the city – Tuesday evening. The all-female group likened Trump to Adolf Hitler, condemning his actions in D.C. and Israel’s war in Gaza.

It has been three days since the Palestinian militant group Hamas released the remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the nation “will achieve all of the war’s goal.”

Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to call for an end to Israel’s nearly two-year war in Gaza. In London, police detained at least 175 protesters who displayed support for a banned pro-Palestinian group.

Israel and Hamas started negotiating the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. Israel has restricted the flow of aid in Gaza for Hamas’s failure to return all bodies of dead hostages, aggravating the man-made famine.

The war in Gaza has received most of the world’s attention, but millions of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank also face an uncertain future. Jeff Semple reports from the West Bank on the problems gripping the territory, and how Israel is trying to make sure the state of Palestine never forms.

U.S. President Donald Trump has proclaimed that the Middle East is entering a new era after Israel and Hamas agreed to end the war in Gaza, but questions linger about the Middle East’s future. Jackson Proskow explains what factors could determine whether peace lasts in the region.

Candidates aren’t slowing down as the Edmonton election campaign enters its final week. The Alberta Teachers’ Association and government will return to the bargaining table as the province-wide strike enters a second week. Prime Minister Mark Carney joins other world leaders for the signing of a peace plan to end the more than two-year Israel-Hamas...

Emotions ran high across Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday as Hamas freed the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Families of the freed hostages wept and cheered in Tel Aviv as they watched their loved ones return home. In Ramallah and Gaza, crowds gathered to welcome released...

While international pressure was mounting on Israel and Hamas to find a way to end the war in Gaza, it was ultimately U.S. President Donald Trump’s influence that led to the breakthrough. Jackson Proskow looks at how Trump pushed both sides to an agreement, and the questions about whether long-term peace can be achieved.

Another group of vessels attempting to deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters on Wednesday. Last week, Israel intercepted about 40 vessels and detained more than 450 activists in an aid convoy, the Global Sumud Flotilla, that was also attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza.

  Israeli protesters blocked a main road in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as part of a nationwide ‘Day of Disruption,’ demanding an end to the war in Gaza and securing the remaining hostages. Some protesters blocking the road scuffled with police and were removed from the protest. 

The White House warned on Friday of “tragic consequences” if Hamas does not accept President Donald Trump’s proposal for Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump gave Hamas until 6 p.m. on Sunday to reach an agreement on his plan for Gaza’s future, calling it a last chance for the Palestinian militant group.

Tensions over the war in Gaza are rising after an international aid flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces about 70 nautical miles off the Gaza coast in international waters. Eric Sorensen looks at how dozens of boats and hundreds of activists were detained, and the outrage against Israel, as it appears to be losing support...

U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also agreed to. Jackson Proskow looks at the details of the peace plan, how Netanyahu and Trump are putting pressure on Hamas to accept the offer, and the renewed questions about Gaza’s future.

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza on Monday. He said Israel would have the “full backing” of the U.S. to take steps to defeat Hamas if the militant group did not accept his peace proposal.

Jon Allen, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel and Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Bill Graham Centre, joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss developments around Israel and the war in Gaza, sanctions on Iran, and Trump’s about-face on Ukraine as the UN General Assembly’s high-level week of meetings wraps up.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is among several world leaders who are trying to put more pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza by formally recognizing Palestinian statehood. Mackenzie Gray reports on the latest countries to announce the recognition at the United Nations General Assembly, how they’re defying both Israel and the U.S. –...