This is an entry from: Live: Trump threatens Gaza residents with death as his team holds direct talks with Hamas about captives
Evening recap
26 February 2025 00:00 GMT
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Hamas said on Tuesday it reached an agreement in Cairo on a solution to end the delay of releasing of Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Egypt should control the Gaza Strip as part of his post-war plan for the enclave. Egypt later told a Saudi-backed news channel that it would not govern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli military fire in Nablus in the occupied West Bank and Lebanese media reported two Lebanese killed by an Israeli strike.
Here is what else you need to know:
- The leaders of South Africa, Malaysia and Colombia issued a sharp rebuke of Israel for its treatment of Palestinians and breaking international law
- US President Donald Trump said that Qatar wants to "end this whole mess in the Middle East", and that Qatar and fellow Gulf state Saudi Arabia treat the US well
- The Israeli military opened fire at boats off the coast of Gaza, forcing them to return to the shore