The United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed that the Gulf emirate would take over the management of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a report by Israel Hayom.
With Israel and Hamas having reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, 2025, which officially came into effect on January 19, 2025, the war has now ended. Meanwhile, our reporters have investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region.
Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the postwar period.
Israeli captive Arbel Yehoud, 29, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters as she is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until the occupation is defeated,” Hamas said in a statement after the cease-fire.
As part of the ongoing efforts of the United Arab Emirates within Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, a project to urgently repair sewage networks in various
Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip , but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands
"The key question is if...they want to build a Dubai or rebuild Gaza the way it was," Barkat said, referring to the United Arab Emirates city, a global hub of commerce, and to Gaza under ...
President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no" from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza's most heavily destroyed area after Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the