The release of four Israeli hostages Saturday comes nearly a week into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and is part of a long and uncertain process aimed at eventually ending the war.

President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no" from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, where Israel's war against Hamas has caused a humanitarian crisis.

US President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace.Describing Gaza as a "demolition site" after the Israel-Hamas war,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor's hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian casualties during the U.S. ally's war with Hamas in Gaza that is now halted by a tenuous ceasefire.

Hamas commander Rafa Salama and around a 100 Palestinian civilians were killed by an MK-84 bomb in Rafah's Al-Mawasi on July 13, 2024

By Steve Holland, Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,