Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a plan in Washington to end the war in Gaza, but first, the Islamist group Hamas must relinquish power, and its leaders must leave the region. According to the prime minister,

Donald Trump's plan for Gaza undermines the ceasefire agreement that the Israeli prime minister only reluctantly accepted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited lawmakers at Capitol Hill on Thursday (February 6) and said "no" when asked if U.S. troops were needed in Gaza. US says will levy tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Feb.

Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Hamas have so far freed 18 hostages in exchange for around 600 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails

Hamas said it would release three Israelis on Saturday in the fifth hostage-prisoner swap between the militants and Israel as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, in exchange for 183 prisoners to be freed from Israeli jails.

President Trump’s proposal to “own” Gaza and transfer its population elsewhere has stirred condemnation and sarcasm, but it is an opening bid and could disrupt a tired diplomatic paradigm.