President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal, telling CNN that Israeli forces could return to the streets “as soon as I say the word.”

Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.

CAESAREA, Israel — Ten years ago this week, two Palestinian attackers boarded a bus in Jerusalem where they shot, beat and stabbed Israeli-American educator Richard Lakin to death along with two others before police killed one of the militants and injured and arrested the other.

Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a plan to end fighting in Gaza, just over two years after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023 and Israel’s subsequent bombardment and invasion of Gaza.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completes Iron Beam laser interceptor that destroys rockets and drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional missile systems.

Forensic experts in Gaza are working to identify dozens of dead Palestinians released by Israel Wednesday that they say show signs of physical abuse after Israel said one of the four bodies handed over by Hamas a day earlier was not one of the hostages held in the territory.

Israeli price pressures cooled further in September, with the annual inflation rate hitting a seven-month low of 2.5%, which combined with the end of the war in Gaza may convince policymakers to reduce interest rates soon.