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President Donald Trump speaks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the Oval Office at the White House.

Trump, hosting Jordan’s king, renews his insistence that the US can take over Gaza

The president said he didn’t have to threaten to withhold aid to Arab nations in return for co-operation on the plan, reversing his earlier suggestion such a move was possible.

  • Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian

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President Donald Trump.

Trump threatens to ‘let hell break out’ after Hamas halts hostage release

The US president has given Hamas a new deadline to release all remaining hostages at once, contrary to the ceasefire deal done with US help and which Hamas claims Israel violated.

  • James Mackenzie, Emily Rose and Alexander Cornwell
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.

Build a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia? Arab leaders slam Netanyahu idea

The Arab League has pushed back on the Israeli’s PM’s remarks, saying they were “a complete detachment from reality”.

  • Jotam Confino
Israeli Or Levy, held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023, before his release to the Red Cross.

Thai hostages released by Hamas return to Bangkok after being held for over a year

Hamas has paraded three Israeli hostages before a crowd of hundreds in the Gaza Strip ahead of their release as part of the ceasefire deal.

  • Wafaa Shurafa
Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, all of whom were abducted and brought to Gaza on October 7, 2023

Hostage and prisoner exchange to continue despite Trump’s widely rejected ‘clean-out’ plan

Hamas has named three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday, while the Trump administration approved the sale of more weapons to Israel worth $11 billion.

  • Julia Frankel and Lolita Baldor
Donald Trump signs an executive order.

Trump bars ICC members from US over Israel case, doubles down on Gaza takeover

Thirty-six hours after suggesting the US should “own” Gaza, Trump has sanctioned the International Criminal Court for pursuing alleged Israeli war crimes.

  • Michael Koziol
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What you need to know about Trump’s plan for Gaza

When Donald Trump stood beside Benjamin Netanyahu and outlined his vision for “the Riviera of the Middle East”, he sent shockwaves around the world.

Gaza June 2023, December 2024.

Whoever ends up rebuilding Gaza, this is the enormous scale of the task

Donald Trump says it could be the “Riviera of the Middle East”. But the UN estimates Gaza is littered with more than 50 million tonnes of rubble – roughly 12 times the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign head of state to meet Donald Trump at the White House.

White House says US would not fund Trump’s ‘out-of-the-box’ Gaza plan

In a briefing that exacerbated confusion, the White House press secretary appeared to walk back Trump’s outlandish proposal for the US to “take over” and rebuild the Gaza Strip.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump wants to turn Gaza into the Gold Coast. His motive is blindingly transparent

Donald Trump, the property tycoon, tells us Gaza is “a demolition site”. You can almost picture him negotiating with the agent for a better price.

  • Michael Koziol

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