Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to UAE's president, said on Wednesday a Gaza reconstruction plan cannot happen without a clear path to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

Hamas handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will end. Israel said the caskets were then delivered early to it with the help of Egyptian mediators through an Israeli crossing and an identification process

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid arrived in Cairo on Monday to attend the Arab Summit, scheduled for Tuesday, which will focus on the “developments in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian territories,” according to a statement by the Iraqi presidency.

ISTANBUL -- Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), called for disarmament and the dissolution of the organization, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Party (DEM Party) announced on Thursday in Istanbul.

JERUSALEM -- Israel has accepted a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and Jewish Passover holiday, according to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office around midnight between Saturday and Sunday. (Israel-Ceasefire-Ramadan)