President Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 29, 2025. President Donald Trump, right,

The White House released a lengthy plan on Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, and laying out plans for the future of the territory. The conditions include many proposals that have long been rejected by Israel and Hamas. Gaza will be a de-radicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.

Live updates and the latest news as Trump meets with Netanyahu on Gaza and congressional leaders on averting a government shutdown and sends National Guard to Portland.

Delegates at the party's conference in Liverpool also urge the government to fully suspend arm sales to Israel.

For the former British prime minister, the Middle East is one of the most consistent, if contentious, chapters in a busy post-Downing Street career.

A ship from the pro-Palestinian flotilla of private vessels carrying aid supplies for the population of the Gaza Strip has been evacuated. Water had entered the engine room of the ship named Johnny M and the crew had been brought to safety,

More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.

The body, led by Mahmoud Abbas, administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank and considers itself the rightful government of a future Palestinian state.