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US special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and senior adviser Jared Kushner at the charter announcement of the Board of Peace initiative, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Reuters

US officials in 'positive' Netanyahu talks on second phase of Gaza peace plan

Delegation, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, travelled to Israel for discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Gaza's UNRWA staff in shock after pay cuts and layoffs

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Lorries carrying aid enter Gaza through the Rafah border in October, 2025. Israel had kept the crossing shut since a ceasefire began the same month. Getty Images

What we know about the reopening of Rafah border crossing in Gaza

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Israel kills at least one and wounds 19 in strikes on Lebanon

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Jared Kushner presented the US vision for a 'New Gaza' at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.

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Europeans say they can work with Trump's Board of Peace if it focuses on Gaza

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Israeli bulldozers demolish parts of the headquarter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, 20 January 2026. EPA / ATEF SAFADI

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