"I believe that today we're taking a critical step towards both ending the war in Gaza and setting the stage for dramatically advancing peace in the Middle East," Netanyahu said.

President Donald Trump has issued a dramatic 72-hour ultimatum to Hamas, unveiling a “New Gaza” peace plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A senior Hamas official told the BBC that the group had “serious concerns" about the deal, which demands Hamas disarm and dismantle its weapons stockpile and accept the deployment of an International...