Officials representing Hamas militants, Qatar, and Egypt were seen in a meeting on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was accepted on Thursday, according to Egyptian media. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.

Israel has identified the bodies of four deceased hostages which were returned by Hamas on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military named two of the hostages as Guy Illouz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese citizen who was 23.

A critical day is unfolding for the Middle East as Israel began receiving the last 20 living hostages held by Hamas and prepared to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange in a breakthrough Gaza cease-fire deal.

Israel says it will only allow 300 trucks carrying aid and food to enter Gaza daily, despite the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas allowing for double that amount.View on euronews

The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a

It comes as Israel waits for Hamas to release the hostages ahead of Monday's deadline, PM Netanyahu says "tomorrow is the beginning of a new path".

Israel-Hamas live updates: Families wait for hostage release as aid agencies prepare to deliver relief Fuel, medical supplies and other critical materials have started flowing into Gaza, U.N. officials say, while thousands are returning to Gaza City to assess the damage to their homes.

Hamas has said that it has given Israel a list of Palestinian prisoners it wants to be released in return for the freeing of hostages in Gaza. Tahir Al-Nono, the group’s political media advisor, said that “a spirit of optimism is prevailing” surrounding the ongoing negotiations for a peace deal that continue today in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt.