The president appeared to suggest that the US could ‘go in’ to Gaza, but later clarified that any action would be taken by a regional partner
By Jacob Jaffa
The White House also dismissed claims that Hamas had violated the ceasefire by delaying further hostage releases
By The JC Leader
With the hostages home, the path to Hamas’s irrelevance may at last come within reach
Dozens of world leaders have flocked to Sharm El-Sheikh for the summit hosted by Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
By Jane Prinsley
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’
Keir Starmer has flown to Egypt to join a summit of world leaders, including Donald Trump
By Lorin Bell-Cross
By Ronit Levine-Schnur
The Israeli Prime Minister must stand alongside the US President at the summit in Egypt – not as a spectator but as a partner in shaping the post-war regional order
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The US president will arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday morning
By Lilach Shoval
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By Andrew Fox
The deal with Hamas is imperfect – hostages exchanged for killers, the jihadis diminished but not gone. The task now is not to romanticise the bargain, but to use this brittle pause to build a sturdier quiet
Taking a leaf out of the Trump playbook, he also took potshots at journalists and analysis who doubted him
By Katie Grant
By Saul Sadka
Even if the jihadis won’t disarm, they have no meaningful ability to project power at Israel, only at its own long-suffering people. And yet, there is a genuine prospect for regional peace
By Yossi Melman
The failed Israeli attack on Hamas pushed Qatar into the hands of Trump, whose price for protection was a demand to help force the terrorists to the table
By Gerald Steinberg
An end to the fighting under these conditions is a major achievement for Netanyahu and Israel and is the result of strong US diplomacy. How to achieve Hamas’s disarmament and self-rule will remain a challenge
‘This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world’
The agreement could pave the way for wider regional peace, made possible by Trump’s backing and Israeli resolve – in contrast to Europe’s failed bid to pressure the victim into concessions
Latest reports suggest that the remaining living hostages could return on Saturday