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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, as Israeli and Hamas representatives prepared to begin indirect negotiations in Egypt aimed at securing a hostage-prisoner exchange and achieving a ceasefire.

Nine Swiss activists from the self-styled “Gaza humanitarian flotilla” returned home Sunday to Geneva — not with humility or gratitude for their safe release, but with a fresh set of accusations against Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday tasked his outgoing prime minister, who had resigned earlier in the day, to hold last-ditch talks with other political parties to try to chart a path out of the crisis.

Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza.

A rift within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is emerging as a flashpoint in efforts to end the war in Gaza, threatening to derail a U.S. push to reshape the political landscape of the Middle East.

A senior Israeli delegation is set to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday to resume negotiations with mediators and representatives of Hamas’s political bureau, according to sources familiar with the matter.

In the latest episode of political theatre dressed up as humanitarian heroism, a fleet of activists — armed with good intentions and zero cargo — set sail for Gaza in what might be the most poorly disguised PR stunt of the year.

Tel Aviv stocks surged to record highs on Sunday, fueled by renewed optimism around U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza and secure the return of the remaining Israeli hostages.

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector expanded at its fastest pace in six months in September, driven by a surge in new orders and increased output, a survey showed on Sunday.

France’s radical left is walking a dangerous line. La France insoumise (LFI), once a force that claimed to defend universal rights and social justice, is now flirting openly with antisemitism. 

Pope Leo hopes that a plan to end the war in Gaza would soon reach the "desired results", he said on Sunday after acknowledging the significant steps made in negotiations to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The war in Gaza has "not yet" ended, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, describing the release of the hostages held by Hamas as the first phase, while details on what happens after that still need to be worked out.