German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has departed Berlin for Egypt to attend the signing of the Gaza peace deal along with more than a dozen global leaders. Germany has pledged to support the implementation of the US-backed peace plan between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas,

A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is finally underway, though tensions are already taking root. An end to the conflict is still up in the air, with all the old obstacles remaining in

The summit is due to convene on Monday, days after the signing of the first phase of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel on October 9, following negotiations

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year long war that has upended the broader Middle East.

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

Humanitarian workers said they will face many challenges delivering aid to Gaza including border restrictions and trying to access destroyed roads.

The men died in a “painful traffic accident” in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Qatar’s embassy in Cairo said in a statement early Sunday.

The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal.