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Board of Peace commits $17bn to Gaza reconstruction

As the announcement was made, it was reported that Hamas was holding elections in the Strip ahead of disarmament negotiations

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US President Trump (C), flanked by Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R), joins leaders for a group photo during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

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US President Trump (C) alongside (L-R) President of Paraguay Santiago Pena, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Minister of the Prime Minister's Court, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, President of Argentina Javier Milei, and Prime Minister of Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar at the Board of Peace signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Board of Peace set to hold first Washington summit today

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US ‘recruiting organised crime gangs’ for post-war Gaza police

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Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis on February 1, 2025 (Getty Images)

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IDF will ‘complete mission’ in Gaza unless Hamas disarms in 60 days, claims top Netanyahu aide

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Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Nasser Hospital over presence of ‘armed men’

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IDF drawing up new Gaza offensive in case Hamas refuses to disarm

The terror group’s leadership has repeatedly refused to commit to giving up its weapons, despite this being a condition of the US-backed ceasefire plan

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 11, 2026 10:56

An Israeli soldier stands near an armored personnel carrier near the border with the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on January 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

From Pep Guardiola to Hugh Bonneville, celebrities are spreading falsehoods on Gaza

It’s a lot easier to spew out ignorant rubbish than to actually check the facts and risk not being able to launch a broadside against Israel

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February 5, 2026 16:17

IDF launches Gaza strikes following Yellow Line terror shooting

A reservist was severely wounded when gunmen opened fire on a unit from the Alexandroni Brigade in violation of the ceasefire

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 4, 2026 10:47

(Illustrative) The impact of an Israeli airstrike in the west of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on January 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

Israel is understood to back the scheme, which will see it supply all imported goods to the Strip under the new government

By Jacob Jaffa

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February 2, 2026 11:23

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting with US President Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

The key border post will be open only for the ‘limited movement of people’ and not for humanitarian aid convoys

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 30, 2026 11:57

Trucks carrying aid at the Rafah Crossing on January 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

US to offer ‘amnesty’ to Hamas fighters who lay down their weapons

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday that ‘demilitarisation’ and not ‘reconstruction’ will be the next step in the Gaza peace process

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 27, 2026 15:24

Hamas terrorists stand near an ICRC vehicle in Gaza City on November 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

‘The whole nation is with you’: Ran Gvili’s family celebrate and mourn the return of Israel’s final hostage

Ran’s parents, Itzik and Talik, hailed his selfless sacrifice on October 7 as they met his coffin, which returned from Gaza draped in the Israeli flag

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 27, 2026 10:43

Itzik Gvili meets the coffin containing his son Ran's body at the IDF's Nahal Base on January 26, 2026 (Israel Police)

By Yaakov Katz

Ran Gvili’s return reaffirms Israel’s promise and changes its war calculus

With the last hostage brought home, the Jewish state closes a painful chapter and paves the way for a new reality which has the potential to change the trajectory of the Middle East

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January 27, 2026 09:52

Itzik Gvili at the coffin of his son, fallen hostage Ran Gvili (Image: X)

IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili after 843 days

The discovery of the late police sergeant’s remains mean that, after more than two years, all of the hostages have been liberated from Hamas

By Jacob Jaffa

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January 26, 2026 13:54

IDF soldiers recover the body of Ran Gvili, the final hostage, in Gaza City on January 26, 2026 (Telegram/AmitSegal)

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Gaza

Board of Peace commits $17bn to Gaza reconstruction

Inside Gaza, the ceasefire holds… at least for now

The Lancet’s dubious Gaza casualty figures and the BBC’s selective scepticism

Board of Peace set to hold first Washington summit today

US ‘recruiting organised crime gangs’ for post-war Gaza police

IDF will ‘complete mission’ in Gaza unless Hamas disarms in 60 days, claims top Netanyahu aide

Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Nasser Hospital over presence of ‘armed men’

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