What does this mean for Israel?

American Promise to the Palestinians: Israel’s Promise to Israel after the Hamas-Israel War and the Israeli-Israel Interaction in the Gaza Strip

If the United States commits to a two-state solution, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s top official told the Biden administration that the Palestinian Authority is open to governance post-Hamas Gaza.

Mr. al-Sheikh said that the leaders of the Palestinians want an American initiative that will force Israel to abide by it. He added, “This current U.S. administration is capable of doing that.”

His message was both a challenge to the White House and a relief in the wake of the worst violence between Israel and Hamas in decades. The Palestinians need to play a central role in Gaza after Israel completes its military mission to destroy Hamas, according to American officials.

The core issues that have stymied peacemakers for three decades, Mr al-Sheikh said, would have to be settled in such a deal.

Mr. al-Sheikh said he had no confidence that the current Israeli government, which has pushed to annex large parts of the West Bank, would agree to those terms. He asked where the partner was on the Israeli side.

Residents of northern Gaza have used Salah al-Din Road as an escape route to southern Gaza this week during pauses in fighting by the Israeli military.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has agreed to allow civilians stuck in northern Gaza time to move safely to areas in the south for several hours each day, the White House announced.

“We have been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas over the duration of the pause and that this process is starting today,” John F. Kirby, a White House spokesman, told reporters on a conference call. He said that the White House was hoping that the pauses would continue for as long as needed.

Mr. Kirby stated that the daily pauses would give civilians a chance to escape the fighting but also that more humanitarian supplies could be delivered and the release of hostages could be made easier by the pauses. He noted that 106 trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza on Wednesday, toward a U.S. goal of 150 trucks a day.

In a statement, the office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country’s forces were allowing safe passage to the south of Gaza. The statement said that there wouldn’t be a cease-fire without the release of their hostages, and called on the civilian population of Gaza to leave.

Mr. Biden told reporters on Thursday that he had asked for a pause longer than three days. Asked if he was frustrated that Mr. Netanyahu took so long to agree, the president hinted at some impatience. It has taken longer than I had hoped. He said that they are still hopeful about the fate of the hostages.

But Mr. Biden has not joined the calls by some in his party and around the world for a full cease-fire, reasoning that Israel has a legitimate interest in destroying Hamas after its Oct. 7 terrorist attack killed more than 1,400 people. He said that there wouldn’t be a cease-fire on Thursday. No possibility.”

“Frankly, a cease-fire at this time would in all practicality legitimize what they did on Oct. 7, and we simply aren’t going to stand for that at this time,” Mr. Kirby said.

Hamas and the Gazans: a Violation of the “Resilient Agreement” between the United States and the Middle East

There were more than 50,000 Gazans who used the humanitarian corridor on Thursday.

Establishing a longer humanitarian pause or even a cease-fire is the subject of several ongoing talks over the release of hostages between U.S. officials and leaders in the Middle East.

The leaders of Mossad met with the Qatari prime minister to discuss releasing some 240 hostages that were kidnapped a month ago, according to a report.

Meanwhile, in Egypt on Friday morning, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed the Qatar emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Cairo International Airport.

The deaths of 1,400 people in Israel was caused by Hamas. More than 10,800 people in Gaza have been killed since this war began.