US President Donald Trump said that the hand of friendship to Iran is always open. Addressing the Israeli Knesset on Monday, he said, “Even to Iran, whose regime has caused so much death in the Middle East, the hand of friendship and cooperation is always open.”
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that Israel must withdraw from any points it seized after December 8, adding, “Syria has not provoked Israel since we arrived in Damascus.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Russia fears a repeat of the Gaza crisis and has called on all concerned countries to prevent such a scenario.
Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas are to attend Monday’s Sharm El-Sheikh summit on Gaza, according to a statement released by the Egyptian presidency.
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Monday that Russia was “gambling with war,” after a spate of Russian drones and military jets crossing into the bloc’s airspace.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that France will have a “very special role” in governing Gaza in the future, alongside the Palestinian Authority.
The European Union will Wednesday restart a civilian mission to monitor the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in support of a ceasefire deal.
The Red Cross in Gaza received 20 Israeli hostages on Monday, in accordance with the first phase of the Trump peace plan for Gaza.
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said that he had reached a “preliminary agreement” with Damascus on the integration of his troops into the Syrian security forces.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the war in Gaza is “over,” as he headed to Israel and Egypt to celebrate a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
