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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
July 31, 2026, 8:51 am
Trump will be ‘very disappointed’ if Israel obstructs his Gaza plan, US official warns
Comments come after Netanyahu’s office says Israel can’t accept disarmament proposal approved by Hamas, which official says triggered 14-day sprint to set implementation timeline
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 30, 2026, 10:51 pm
Trump: Board of Peace has reached agreement on ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas
Mediators pushed Hamas to back deal to ‘place ball in Israel’s court,’ given unlikelihood PM will approve any pullback in Gaza before election; Israeli official: Proposal doesn’t meet our demands
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians inspect a site of an Israeli strike on a storage facility that was warned by the Israeli military to evacuate earlier before it was struck, in Gaza City, July 27, 2026. (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters)
July 29, 2026, 1:05 pm
Vetting of first 5,000 cadets for Gaza police force complete, says official
Cadets to undergo training abroad in the coming weeks as part of reconstruction plan as US pushes Rafah pilot, though future of police force still uncertain
By Nava Freiberg
Palestinians gather around the site of an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/ Jehad Alshrafi)
July 20, 2026, 8:45 pm
Slowed by Hamas’s grip and Israeli politics, Gaza plan advancing in ‘baby steps,’ officials say
Progress on framework remains slow as meager international forces start to arrive; upcoming election makes Israeli leaders extra-cautious, to frustration of some Arab partners
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump, center, poses with international leaders after the signing of a Gaza Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 23, 2026, 7:05 pm
Board of Peace members to ‘recalibrate’ at Cyprus resort after rocky first six months
Representatives from various committees established by US to oversee postwar Gaza reconstruction look to get on same page after limited results for Gazans since January unveiling
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: IDF troops are seen in southern Gaza's Rafah, November 23, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
February 25, 2026, 6:14 pm
Gazan firm to build UAE-funded housing complex in Israel-controlled south — sources
Masoud & Ali Contracting Co set to build so-called ‘Emirates City’ near Rafah ruins; Palestinian sources say Gazans more likely to accept plan with local firm involved
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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
President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
February 19, 2026, 2:30 am
Trump’s Board of Peace convening for 1st time, as US bullish on disarmament prospects
US official claims no illusions about challenges ahead, says administration encouraged by what mediators in touch with Hamas are reporting; Trump to address event, sign resolutions on Gaza
By Jacob Magid
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena (second from left), Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (fifth from left), Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani (center right), Argentina's President Javier Milei (sixth from right), Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (fourth from right), Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov (third from right), Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (second from right) and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev pose with US President Donald Trump (center) holding a signed founding charter at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
February 11, 2026, 11:40 am
US aims to fundraise for Gaza reconstruction amid fog over Hamas disarmament
Most countries wary of Board of Peace, hesitant to share stage with Netanyahu, who himself hasn’t confirmed attendance at donor conference
By Jacob Magid
People walk past a poster by artist TVBOY depicting President Donald Trump wearing a construction worker outfit and holding a placard reading in Spanish: My Gaza is your Gaza, is posted on a street in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Gregorio Borgia/AP PHOTO)
January 15, 2026, 3:17 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 15: Day 832 – Trump wills Gaza plan forward, despite Hamas noncompliance
Zman Yisrael founding editor Biranit Goren discusses the US vis-a-vis Iran and Gaza; reporter Sue Surkes brings a Kibbutz Be’eri update, and looks at the use of feces as cattle feed
By Jessica Steinberg, Biranit Goren and Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Palestinians walk amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City, January 6, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
January 9, 2026, 12:11 am
Israel proposed using PA funds to cover cost of Gaza rubble clearance — official
Palestinian Authority official says Jerusalem also suggested using withheld tax revenue to pay for controversial aid group’s operations, with Ramallah rejecting both proposals
By Jacob Magid
Buildings destroyed in the war between Israel and Hamas lie in ruins around the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, during an IDF-organized tour for journalists, November 5, 2025. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)
December 12, 2025, 6:45 pm
Report: Israel agrees to US demand to pay for massive Gaza rubble-clearing operation
Washington said to expect Israel to finance, oversee debris removal as a 1st step toward reconstruction, in project that could cost over $1 billion and take years to complete
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool)
December 7, 2025, 5:18 pm
Netanyahu says phase one of Gaza truce ‘almost’ complete, alongside Germany’s Merz
In joint presser with visiting chancellor, PM says he’ll discuss ‘more difficult’ second phase with Trump this month, rejects PA statehood, says he won’t quit politics for a pardon
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A bulldozer deployed by the Gaza Municipality clears building rubble from streets in Gaza City, October 14, 2025. (AFP)
November 26, 2025, 10:22 am
Construction of first US-backed housing compound said to begin this week in Rafah
NY Times report outlines American eagerness to move ahead with plan to build ‘alternative safe communities’ of temporary structures on Israeli side of Yellow Line dividing Gaza
By ToI Staff
Officers and civilians from the US, Israel and around 20 other countries work at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, November 19, 2025 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
November 23, 2025, 6:16 am
As US dives into remaking Gaza, shades of nation-building come into focus
US president pledged to steer clear of projects like George W. Bush’s Iraq and Afghanistan commitments, yet his Gaza plan is increasingly starting to resemble those misadventures
By Lazar Berman
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