Despite U.S. and Israeli media describing Hamas’s response to Trump’s 20-point plan as “smart,” the group only formally agreed to one point, prisoner exchanges, deferring the rest to future negotiations.

The Trump administration is moving quickly to implement its plan to deport undocumented migrants to third countries rather than sending them back to their homelands, with Africa at the center of the effort.

Despite the Israeli government approving a plan to occupy Gaza City, home to over a million people, multiple sources expect the implementation to be delayed for several reasons.

Direct negotiations with Hamas mark a major win for the Palestinian Resistance, compelling the world’s most powerful nation to the table after its role in attempts to obliterate them and rain deadly Israeli bombs on Gaza.

Since the start of the Israeli genocide on Gaza in October 2023, the ICRC has found itself at the center of controversy, accused of double standards and questionable stances that many see as clear favoritism toward Tel Aviv.