Israel’s cabinet meeting that concluded overnight Tuesday ended without an operative decision or vote, yet an Israeli source delivered a crucial message afterward: “Israel will enter negotiations for phase two of the hostage deal, while maintaining its commitment to the war’s objectives, including the elimination of Hamas in Gaza.” The cabinet authorized Prime Minister Benjamin […]

On Monday the Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, signed an additional lien of 320 million shekels from the Palestinian Authority’s liquidation funds in favor of the families of terror victims. This is the latest in a series of liens on funds from the Palestinian Authority, which prevents it from using the funds and designates the […]

UNRWA remains operational in eastern Jerusalem despite its outlawing there and throughout Israel last month, an Israeli radio station reported on Sunday. Senior UNRWA staff have left Israel and Judea and Samaria because the outlawing of the agency risked compromising their freedom of movement, Kan 11 reported. The organization’s two headquarters in Jerusalem have also closed down. […]

During a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump reiterated his plan for the United States to take control of Gaza while the Arab residents would be relocated to Jordan and Egypt. The proposal, which the King argued would create political instability in his country and the region, came as […]