The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Hamas’ lead negotiator says the group needs guarantees of a lasting peace as indirect talks with Israel to reach an agreement over the implementation of the first phase of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza enter the third day.

On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, Johann Wadephul praised himself of being "the one who always stands most clearly on Israel's side" when he is surrounded by his EU counterparts in Brussels.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Two years of bloodshed in Gaza have not brought all the hostages home – and reported progress in peace talks on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre may hasten a reckoning for Benjamin Netanyahu

IN FOCUS: Negotiators for both sides are in Egypt, with Trump’s plan being treated as a guidebook rather than the finished product. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew has been speaking to officials behind the scenes

Israeli officials have already acknowledged their oversights in preventing Hamas' attack on 7 October 2023. Why did Israel not expect such a significant threat from militants? And why will the security concerns always be there from now on?

White House says is it important ‘that we get this done quickly’ as indirect talks restart in Sharm el-Sheikh

Trump hopes for a deal to end the war this week.

As the peace talks between Israel and Hamas enter their second day on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israel remains ”cautiously optimistic about the talks in Egypt” and insists that “the immediate release of all 48 hostages is non-negotiable”.

It's been two years since the Gaza War began on October 7, 2023.