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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.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday evening that political and military pressure has forced Hamas to accept the peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a final warning on Wednesday, urging residents of Gaza City to evacuate south as the Israeli military intensifies its offensive in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has been barred from competing in next week’s Giro dell’Emilia due to public safety concerns, race organisers confirmed on Sunday.

Israeli forces pushed further into the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday, targeting what is described as the last stronghold of Hamas and other Islamist factions in the enclave.

Senior Israeli officials traveled to Egypt on Monday evening for high-level discussions focused on border security arrangements between Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip, according to a report by the Qatari newspaper Araby al-Jadeed, citing well-informed Egyptian sources close to the negotiations.

At the United Nations, France enjoys an enviable status. Its permanent seat on the Security Council gives it the illusion of being one of the world’s great powers. 

Israel shut the Allenby Bridge crossing, the only gateway between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, on Friday after a deadly shooting at the site left two Israeli military personnel dead

In a move hailed as “historic” by Israeli officials, Fiji officially inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming one of the very few nations to establish a diplomatic mission in the contested city.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday a raft of punitive measures against Israel, including a ban on Israel-bound ships and aircraft carrying weapons from Spanish ports and airspace, an embargo on goods produced in Israeli settlements, and new funding for the Palestinian Authority and the UN agency UNRWA.

The new head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Brad Cooper, paid his first visit to Israel on Saturday since taking office in early August, the Israeli military announced.