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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal, urges halt to strikes
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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal, urges halt to strikes

  • By JULIA FRANKEL and SAM MAGDY - Associated Press

The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discussed on Monday a new disarmament plan reached with Hamas. Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held “constructive and detailed” talks with Netanyahu and his team. Mladenov also urged Netanyahu to halt Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to two people familiar with the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement, part of a broader ceasefire deal reached last year. Israeli attacks have killed 1,250 people since the ceasefire deal was reached in October.

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East
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Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East

  • By SAMY MAGDY and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

U.S. President Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump, speaking Friday, said the U.S. will hit Iran “very hard” until they can’t take it anymore. On Saturday, Kuwait responded to new drone attacks from Iran, and a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway. Israel heavily struck Gaza Friday night after Hamas agreed to disarm. Here are the most important developments across the Middle East today.

The Latest: Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but hurdles and uncertainty remain
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The Latest: Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but hurdles and uncertainty remain

  • By The Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, and Hamas confirmed it Friday. Disarmament is the most crucial part of the ceasefire, but Israel has offered no confirmation of the deal, and many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. Trump is taking his Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. And he remains bitter over moves by two Republican senators to put the brakes on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post.