The Gaza Cease-Fire Deal’s Future Is Uncertain. Here’s What to Know.
The negotiations focused on freeing Edan Alexander, the only American Israeli hostage still believed to be alive, and the bodies of four other U.S.-Israeli dual citizens who were kidnapped and taken to Gaza in the October 2023 attack, officials told The New York Times.
Witkoff: Trump is prioritizing release of US hostage, Israel preparing for renewed Houthi conflict
Trump gives ultimatum to Hamas • Zamir reshapes IDF high command with key appointments • US holding secret talks with Hamas on release of Gaza hostages

Gaza, Arab League

Arab Plan for Gaza Leaves Thorny Issues Unanswered
Arab Leaders Back Gaza Building Plan to Counter Trump
Arab leaders embrace Egypt's Gaza rebuilding plan

Israel blocks aid into Gaza

Israel’s cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
Gaza ceasefire deal looks doomed as Israel blockades Strip and bars entry of humanitarian aid
Gaza Aid Stockpiles Limited After Israel Cuts Flows, Aid Groups Warn
The Times of Israel7d
Entire Gaza Division was overrun for hours, and IDF didn’t know it; 767 troops faced 5,000 terrorists
Top command was unaware regional division was not functioning for nearly 10 hours during onslaught; army failed to build a picture of the situation, backup didn't reach the right areas
Israel’s refusal to withdraw from this narrow strip of desert could threaten the Gaza ceasefire
The corridor includes the Rafah crossing, which was Gaza’s only outlet to the outside world not controlled by Israel until the Israeli army captured the entire corridor last May.
Palestine Chronicle2d
Israeli Army Investigation Reveals Failure in Defense of Kfar Aza on October 7
Israeli Channel 14 reported that the investigations by the Israeli army are only revealing a small portion of the broader failure.