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The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is in “serious jeopardy” as the Israeli far-right government feels emboldened by Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, says HA Hellyer, senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. “At present, the Israeli government has not shown a tremendous amount of commitment to this outline in the first place,” Hellyer told Al Jazeera, noting how Netanyahu instructed his cabinet to refer to the ceasefire as an “outline” rather than an agreement. “And then you have in the background Donald Trump’s administration talking about clearing out Gaza – [creating] a ‘Riviera on the Mediterranean‘. All of that strengthens the Israeli far right and those who want Netanyahu to just go back to war,” Hellyer said. Regarding reports that the Egyptian president won’t meet Trump at the White House should the agenda include the US president’s plan to uproot Palestinians from Gaza, Hellyer said el-Sisi will likely end up travelling to Washington but with a plan endorsed by other Arab states to oppose the displacement of Palestinians. Hellyer said the threat of a potential cut to US aid for Egypt, the second largest recipient in the region after Israel, would not likely force el-Sisi to accept Palestinians settling in the country. “When you look at Egypt’s overall GDP, we’re talking a tiny amount, and it’s certainly an amount that could be offset by support from the Gulf. So I don’t think the aid is going to be remotely sufficient to get Egypt to say, ‘We’re going to go for this Riviera plan,’” he added.

Hamas says its delegation has held talks with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, focusing on the terms of the ceasefire deal “especially, with regard to securing housing for our people and urgently bringing in prefabricated houses ‘caravans’, tents, heavy equipment, medical supplies, fuel, and the continued flow of relief and everything stipulated in the agreement”. “The discussions were characterised by a positive spirit, and the mediating brothers in Egypt and Qatar confirmed that they would follow up on all of this to remove obstacles and close gaps,” the statement published on Telegram said. “Accordingly, Hamas confirms its continued position to implement the agreement in accordance with what was signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified timetable.”

Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the new US president's first big step towards diplomacy over a war he has promised to end. In a post on his social media platform after speaking to Putin, Trump said they "agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately," and that he would begin by phoning Zelenskiy. After a call with the Ukrainian leader, Trump said: "The conversation went very well. He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE."

As the saying goes, consistency builds trust. For decades, the US has been a global superpower. But in just over three weeks President Donald Trump has bewildered friends and bamboozled foes. So, will his second term speed up the emergence of a new world order? And can the world still trust the US?

King Abdullah II of Jordan met United States President Donald Trump at a critical moment. With Jordan hosting more than two million Palestinian refugees, Trump’s plan to “own” Gaza and relocate its population puts the kingdom in a tough spot. Abdullah calls displacement a red line – but how much can he push back?

For the first time since the 1930s, the far right is on the verge of a national electoral breakthrough in Germany. February’s snap parliamentary election is looming, with the opinion polls putting the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party second with about 18-20 percent. The AfD is anti-immigration, anti-European Union, often pro-Putin and is being monitored by German intelligence agencies. Could dissatisfaction with mainstream politics and economic stagnation thrust a German far-right party into real power for the first time since World War II? Most parties rule out power-sharing with the AfD. More than 100 MPs support a move to ban the AfD for "extremism". But how long will the party be ostracised if it continues to surge in nationwide popularity?

Gideon Levy, a columnist with the Israeli daily Haaretz, says the “unbelievable declaration of President Trump threatening the Palestinians” with “hell” is making the situation “very dangerous”. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Levy said Israel immediately used Trump’s remarks for its own objectives in Gaza. “This is very explosive,” he said, warning that the consequences this time could be “even more horrible than in the first 15 months” of the war. “So Trump put the seeds and Israel took advantage of the opportunity because Israel is not interested in ceasing the war – and we are facing now a very sensitive moment,” Levy added. “If the war will be renewed with the support of Donald Trump, I would even say with the push of Donald Trump, this means that Israel will this time have no restrictions,” he said, noting that the US president had now become the “spiritual and moral compass of Israel”

Mali struggles to turn around a security situation that has hampered development and social progress. Mali’s military government is trying to restore security in large areas of the country that have been controlled by armed groups. Since a coup in 2021, there has been a shift away from French influence towards China and Russia. The lack of security is holding back development in Mali, affecting its people, but there are small signs of improvement. We learn from victims' and traders' firsthand experience of the conflict while researchers and analysts speak to the causes of the instability. These narratives show Mali’s complex search for security, stability and lasting peace.

A prominent Gaza hospital director is being subjected to various forms of torture and inhumane treatment in an Israeli prison. That's according to a lawyer, who has visited Dr Hussam Abu Safiya in Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank for the first time. Israeli forces detained Abu Safiya during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza in December. His lawyer says the doctor has spent 47 days in “arbitrary detention”. He was refused access to legal counsel and to a doctor for treatment for his heart condition.

The United Nations says it could cost at least 53 billion dollars to rebuild the Gaza Strip and end what it's calling a “humanitarian catastrophe”. It says the figure is an estimate because it's difficult to fully assess the needs on the ground. Israel's 15-month bombardment has devastated Gaza, damaging or completely destroying 70% of its buildings. An earlier UN assessment suggested it would take a decade just to clear the 42 million tonnes of rubble.