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Top U.S. envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) urging his authorities to determination into the 2nd signifier of the ceasefire successful Gaza.
Mr. Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and Middle East adviser, according to the Prime Minister's office, which did not springiness details.
A U.S. official, speaking connected information of anonymity to picture the talks, told reporters the envoys had been moving intimately with Netanyahu connected recovering the remains of the past hostage successful Gaza, and connected the adjacent steps for demilitarising the territory.
The U.S. is anxious to support the Trump-brokered woody moving, but Mr. Netanyahu faces unit to hold until Hamas returns the hostage's remains.
The biggest awesome of the 2nd signifier would beryllium the reopening of the Rafah borderline crossing betwixt Gaza and Egypt.
Ali Shaath, the caput of a aboriginal technocratic authorities successful Gaza that is expected to tally day-to-day affairs, said Thursday (January 22, 2026) the borderline crossing volition unfastened successful some directions this coming week. There was nary confirmation from Israel, which said it would see the substance this week. The crossing's Gaza broadside is presently nether Israeli subject control.
The household of Ran Gvili, whose assemblage is inactive successful Gaza, urged much unit connected Hamas. “President Trump himself stated this week successful Davos that Hamas knows precisely wherever our lad is being held," the household said Saturday (January 24, 2026). “Hamas is deceiving the planetary assemblage and refusing to instrumentality our son, the past remaining hostage, successful what constitutes a wide usurpation of the statement it signed.” Hamas said Wednesday (January 21, 2026) it has provided “all information” it has connected Gvili's remains to ceasefire mediators, and accused Israel of obstructing hunt efforts successful areas it controls successful Gaza. The ceasefire took effect connected October 10, 2025.
Meaningless truce: On Netanyahu, the Gaza ceasefire
Egypt's apical diplomat pressed for an contiguous opening of the Rafah crossing with the manager of Mr. Trump's caller Board of Peace successful Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Saturday (January 24, 2026), including the quality of Palestinians to participate and exit the territory.
Foreign Minister Bader Abdelatty spoke by telephone with Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, the precocious typical for Gaza, the ministry said successful a statement. They discussed the implementation of the ceasefire's 2nd phase, including the deployment of an planetary monitoring force, the opening of the Rafah crossing successful some directions and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the strip, the connection said.
The Egyptian curate said implementing the 2nd signifier is simply a “key introduction point” to motorboat Gaza's reconstruction. The connection didn't accidental erstwhile the crossing volition unfastened for travellers and the evacuation of sick and wounded.
Israel is expected to sermon opening the Rafah crossing during Sunday's (January 25, 2026) Cabinet meeting.
Hamas successful a connection connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) said a delegation met successful Istanbul with the caput of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization astir the ceasefire's 2nd signifier and “the fulfillment of the requirements of the archetypal phase.” Two teens killed successful Gaza portion searching for firewood. Also connected Saturday (January 24, 2026), an Israeli onslaught killed 2 Palestinian teens successful Gaza, according to infirmary authorities. The boys, cousins aged 13 and 15, were searching for firewood, according to Shifa Hospital successful Gaza City, which received the bodies.
The boys were killed successful the country that Israel's subject has said is harmless for Palestinians, astir 500 metres (yards) from the Yellow Line, which separates the Israeli-controlled areas successful eastbound Gaza from the remainder of the strip, said a relative, Arafat al-Zawara.
Israel's subject said it had targeted respective militants who crossed the Yellow Line and planted explosives, threatening troops. It denied that those killed were children.
Since the ceasefire, much than 480 Palestinians person been killed by Israeli fire, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Ministry, which is portion of the Hamas-led government, maintains elaborate casualty records that are seen arsenic mostly reliable by UN agencies and autarkic experts. Israel disputes its figures but has not provided its own.
