The United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed that the Gulf emirate would take over the management of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a report by Israel Hayom.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Israel-Hamas war, now nearing a potential ceasefire, has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory, which has been largely sealed off to journalists and others.

With Israel and Hamas having reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, 2025, which officially came into effect on January 19, 2025, the war has now ended. Meanwhile, our reporters have investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region.

Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the postwar period.

Israeli captive Arbel Yehoud, 29, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas fighters as she is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

As part of the ongoing efforts of the United Arab Emirates within Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, a project to urgently repair sewage networks in various

Yemen's Houthi rebels have signaled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered its second day Monday.

Today, the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, welcomed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Following the reception ceremony,

Hamas-led militants have freed the first of eight hostages in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two close U.S. allies and the Palestinians

As families reunite, they also confront the devastation wrought by the 15-month war. Tens of thousands of tents are being sent to northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been flattened.