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 on the cusp of a ceasefire in Gaza, our reporters investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region. The oil and gas-rich Gulf monarchy – a Middle Eastern

The United Arab Emirates has been in discussions with Israel and the United States about the possibly of playing a role in postwar efforts to rebuild Gaza, but its conditions for doing so have yet to be met,

Sustained international engagement and goodwill from all parties will be essential to build on the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has discussed with Israel and the United States about participating in a provisional administration of postwar Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority (PA) is able to take charge,

In the 80 hours between Wednesday, January 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, January 19, when it went into effect, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 123 Palestinians including dozens of women and children.

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

"Türkiye's future role in Gaza would likely be contingent on establishing a relationship with Israel, because Israel will continue to filter and control the Gaza Strip; this is unlikely to change," he said, adding that the Gaza conflict is likely to have aftershocks despite the ceasefire deal.

With just a week to go before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over from President Joe Biden, officials said a breakthrough had been achieved in talks in Doha and agreement could be near. Hamas has not given any details.

Several Arab states have welcomed the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the announced release of hostages. "With this announcement, a bloody chapter in the history of the Palestinian people, who have suffered greatly under Israeli aggression,

CAIRO — U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn’t been reached yet, officials said Monday.

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostages it plans to release.