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Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 14, 2026, 2:48 am
Board of Peace envoy: Hamas tightening its grip on Gaza, taxing those with nothing left
Mladenov says disarmament plan wouldn’t force the terror group to disappear as political movement, stresses Hamas would hand over weapons to technocratic government and not Israel
By Jacob Magid
IDF troops operate at a cemetery in Gaza City during a search for the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, in a handout photo issued on January 27, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 5, 2026, 11:28 pm
Board of Peace won’t hold Israel to truce terms if Hamas doesn’t okay disarmament offer
In letter obtained by ToI, US-led body indicates Israel not adhering to key parts of ceasefire’s 1st phase, but says it won’t have to if Hamas doesn’t accept decommissioning framework
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump holds a gavel during a signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 20, 2026, 1:22 am
Trump announces $17 billion in pledges for Gaza at inaugural Board of Peace confab
Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Albania agree to contribute to Gaza security force; Top official: Project hinges on disarmament of Hamas, which will soon be presented with proposal
By Jacob Magid
Hamas members search for the remains of an Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
February 19, 2026, 2:53 pm
Hamas tightens grip in Gaza, increasing skepticism of Trump’s peace plan
Terror group seeks to be part of postwar government and police, IDF tells PM; inside source says US-backed technocrat panel ‘may have key to the car, but it’s a Hamas car’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Ali Shaath, the top official of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, signs the committee's mission statement in a photo posted to his X account on January 17, 2026. (Ali Shaath/X)
February 4, 2026, 5:29 pm
Hamas strengthens and the PA returns — this is no recipe for security and stability
As the terror group bolsters its hold on Gaza, a Palestinian Authority-led administration ostensibly prepares to govern alongside it, at odds with it, and outmuscled by it. Whatever happened to Israel’s war goals?
By David Horovitz
A view of the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)
February 1, 2026, 1:03 pm
Rafah Crossing opens after over a year, with limited pedestrian passage to start Monday
COGAT says ‘pilot program’ assessing operation of crossing, as Palestinian security officers join EU mission on Gazan side of border gate to oversee mechanism
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
A truck carrying humanitarian aid crosses the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, heading for inspection by Israeli authorities before entering Gaza, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP/Mohamed Arafat)
January 22, 2026, 4:36 pm
Gaza oversight officials say Rafah Crossing to reopen in both directions next week
Israel makes no announcement, but official says topic to be discussed during Sunday cabinet meeting; Board of Peace Gaza envoy says working to ‘expedite the search’ for last hostage
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump (left) greets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, October 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP/Evan Vucci, Pool)
January 17, 2026, 9:28 pm
Netanyahu fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board
PM’s office says it was left out of talks on makeup of executive board, which includes top officials from Turkey, Qatar; American official retorts: ‘This is our show, not his show’
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump speaks at a dedication ceremony for a portion of Southern Boulevard, which the Town of Palm Beach Council recently voted to rename,"President Donald J. Trump Boulevard," January 16, 2026, at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
January 17, 2026, 4:53 am
US unveils key Gaza panel, with prominent roles given to Israel critics Qatar, Turkey
Gaza Executive Board responsible for overseeing postwar management of Gaza also includes Witkoff, Kushner, Blair, representatives from UAE, Egypt and pair of prominent businessmen
By Jacob Magid
Ali Shaath. (Courtesy)
January 15, 2026, 4:35 am
Former deputy PA minister to lead technocratic committee slated to administer Gaza
Ali Shaath, a Gazan native and longtime civil servant, touts his plans for rebuilding Strip after 2 years of war, including pushing rubble into sea in order to reclaim land
By AFP
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