<p>Senior Hamas official Mohammed Nazzal says the terror group won’t commit to disarmament and will retain control in Gaza, challenging Trump’s ceasefire plan. </p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>President Trump says Saudi Arabia and other Arab states may soon join the Abraham Accords, citing recent talks and linking Gaza peace efforts to broader regional normalization.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

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Instagram account 'Alon is home' publishes photo of Hamas captivity survivor Alon Ohel playing on a piano brought to the hospital especially for him.

Red Cross arrives at Gaza transfer point, to receive bodies of two deceased hostages

Palestinian security forces entered the region of the Israeli town of Adam this evening after a mistake in coordination with the IDF.

Eliyahu Margalit, 75, was murdered during the October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Nir Oz and his body was kidnapped to Gaza.

<p>"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed that the Rafah Crossing not open until further notice," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. "Its opening will be weighed in accordance with the way Hamas implements its part in the return of the deceased hostages and in the implementation of the agreed-upon plan."</p><p> </p>