Israel has shared serious security concerns with the White House about a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas. An Israeli official told The Associated Press on Sunday that Israel believes Hamas is focused on rebuilding its military rather than demilitarizing. The Israeli military will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms. This comes days after Hamas announced plans to disarm as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The agreement includes a phased Israeli withdrawal and the arrival of international forces. Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to strike Gaza, targeting Hamas and its infrastructure. Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in the embattled enclave.

Hamas says it has reached an agreement to disarm. The significant move could help end the war in Gaza but will face many hurdles and could take a long time if ever to achieve. Israel has not commented on the deal, which President Donald Trump announced hours earlier in the day. Fighting has continued despite a ceasefire the U.S. brokered nine months ago. Trump is taking his Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. And he remains bitter over moves by two Republican senators to put the brakes on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement for disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and Israel's withdrawal from the area. This could end the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on October 7, 2023. The Board of Peace, established by Trump, will oversee the ceasefire. Nickolay Mladenov, director-general of the board, emphasized the importance of implementation and verification. The National Committee for The Administration of Gaza is ready to govern and restore services. Rebuilding Gaza is estimated to cost $70 billion. The agreement involves international security forces and a new Palestinian government. The plan has international support but faces challenges with disarmament and reconstruction.

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice. The survey of 1,022 Jewish adults offers a rare detailed accounting of a key demographic that sits at the very center of some of the nation’s most divisive political debates. The survey found that Jewish adults have complicated views about Israel and the war in Gaza, and that most American Jews don’t feel politicians are supporting Jewish people. At the same time, many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is benefiting from tens of millions in pro-Israel spending in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan. But while the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's nearly $30 million in spending has transformed the race, Stevens isn't interested in talking about it. At recent events and debates she never mentions the group directly and instead says anyone supporting her is doing it because of her work for Michigan. Her opponent, progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed, has made the spending a central issue in the race. He has called Israel’s military campaign in Gaza a “genocide” and described the Israeli government as “evil."

Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians. The organizations say in a lawsuit filed Wednesday they've been forced to censor their own advocacy work to avoid White House scrutiny. An executive order last year not only targeted the Hague-based criminal court but warned of consequences for anyone who gives goods or services to entities that have been sanctioned. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan by DAWN and Taxpayers Alliance Against Genocide. The White House hasn't returned an email seeking comment.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The findings highlight the vulnerability that many Jewish adults in the U.S. feel as bipartisan support for Israel erodes and significant divides emerge within the Jewish community about what constitutes antisemitism — particularly when it comes to protesting Israel. About 3 in 10 say they or members of their household have experienced physical assault, verbal assault, online harassment or damaged property because of their Jewish background in the last year.

AP-NORC poll: Views on Israel and war in Gaza split US Jews along religious and secular lines, straining relationships.