It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year.

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Persuading Hamas to give up its weapons is the “linchpin of everything” in the president’s plan. On the face of it, Gaza is edging closer toward peace. A crucial border crossing into Egypt reopened last week. Reconstruction plans are being circulated. A committee of Palestinian technocrats is on standby to take over from Hamas.

Dr. Hassan Kapasi of Guelph, Ont., says an Israeli border guard denied him entry while he was trying to get to Gaza after general medical equipment, including a stethoscope and Band-Aids, were found during a search of his bag.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened after a two-day closure. Palestinians report delays and mistreatment.

An examination of the sequence of events and official statements indicates that Turkey is working to advance a framework in which Hamas would be recognized in any future Palestinian arrangement.

Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.

Gaza girls take up boxing to heal war's scars

After more than two years of war disrupted the education of 700,000 students, UNICEF is working with partners to get every school-age child in Gaza back into the classroom.