Israel's Ron Dermer, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Qatar's PM have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for Gaza talks. Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of the bodies of its former leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad as part of the negotiations

An Israeli defense official said the military has yet to receive details of the security arrangements being discussed in the ongoing Gaza cease-fire talks in Egypt. For now, the IDF is reducing offensive activity and concentrating on establishing a buffer zone ahead of a potential withdrawal

U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table is endless slaughter

Israel's government is hallucinating that it's protecting the West, while digging in on the wrong side of history

From the start, this has been an asymmetric deal. What Hamas is being asked – to release the hostages – is concrete and irreversible. In contrast, the Israeli quid pro quo – ending the war – is merely a promise that could evaporate at any moment

The deal with Hamas could still collapse if Netanyahu seeks another 'image of victory' and refuses to release 'Palestinian symbols' serving prison sentences totaling hundreds of years, but he must remember that Hamas did not wait for them to attack Israel on October 7, 2023