2 weeks ago - A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January to 18 March 2025, during the Gaza war. It included eight rounds of hostage-and-prisoner exchanges between Israel and Hamas.

6 hours ago - It includes the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian government, as well as the reconstruction and demilitarisation of Gaza, US envoy Steve Witkoff says.

1 day ago - The second phase of the peace plan will also be the 'full demilitarization and reconstruction of Gaza, primarily the disarmament of all unauthorized personnel,' Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said in a post on Wednesday. Hamas, which refuses to lay down its weapons, agreed in October to hand over governance to the technocratic committee. It remains unclear how Hamas, which has regrouped since a fragile ceasefire began in October, will be disarmed as required by the plan.

December 16, 2025 - The ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council on Tuesday.

1 day ago - The second phase of the ceasefire will confront thornier issues than the first, including disarming Hamas and transitioning to a new governance structure after nearly two decades of the group's rule in the strip. WATCH: Trump warns Hamas must disarm for Gaza peace deal to reach next phase

1 week ago - In fact, after two years, it is a great achievement that the parties have accepted the ceasefire. It is also important that the first phase of the agreement has been completed despite the problems. However, the second phase is of even greater importance. It includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, the establishment of a Gaza peace committee (Board of Peace), the formation of a temporary administration composed of Palestinian technocrats, the deployment of an international stabilization force, and the reconstruction of Gaza.

2 days ago - The IDF said its Southern Command forces remain deployed in Gaza in accordance with the October ceasefire agreement and will continue to act against any immediate threats.

2 days ago - The United States said Wednesday ... involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervision...

2 days ago - Under the US-brokered agreement, the committee is supposed to run Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority can take over, which could then lead to what the plan calls a “credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.” Netanyahu vociferously objects to Palestinian Authority involvement in Gaza and to any notion of a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority welcomed the announcement, thanking Trump for “efforts to consolidate the ceasefire and to move to the second phase of its implementation, including reconstruction.” The so-called Palestinian factions, an umbrella organization of militant groups led by Hamas, also hailed Trump’s efforts “while affirming the factions’ full commitment to continuing the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the remaining stages” of the plan.

2 days ago - JERUSALEM (AP) — The White House says it is moving into the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan – breathing new life into a proposal that aims to rebuild the war-ravaged area and reshape the wider Middle East.

6 days ago - WATCH: Trump warns Hamas must disarm for Gaza peace deal to reach next phase · The "Board of Peace," an international body led by Trump, is supposed to oversee the government and other aspects of the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, including disarming Hamas and deploying an international security force.

2 days ago - It remains unclear how Hamas, which has regrouped since a fragile ceasefire began in October, will be disarmed as required under the plan. Israel and Hamas signed off in October on Trump's plan, which says that the technocratic body will be overseen by the international "Board of Peace" that is meant to govern Gaza for a transitional period.

1 week ago - The Israeli army said Saturday that it had killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, marking a new violation of last year’s ceasefire deal.

1 week ago - Israeli forces carried out airstrikes, artillery shelling and naval fire across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in continued violations of a ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since Oct.

6 days ago - On 10 October 2025, the US brokered a ceasefire under which Israeli forces pulled back to the Yellow Line, allowing them control of more than half of Gaza, roughly 53 per cent of the Strip.

1 week ago - A US-brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect three months ago. But the second phase of the agreement hangs in limbo. Hamas has yet to return the last hostage, and Israeli troops continue to put civilian areas in their crosshairs.

3 days ago - The ceasefire reached under Trump’s 20-point plan took effect in October and stopped much of the fighting. Under the first phase of the three-phase deal, Hamas released all but one hostage it was holding in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who were held by Israel. Appointees to a technocratic committee that Witkoff said would be established under the second phase are part of a broader plan to end Hamas’ 18-year rule of Gaza.