Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that US President Donald Trump ’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict focuses only on the Gaza Strip and is "too vague" on the question of Palestinian statehood .
Lavrov said the plan should clearly state what will happen with the West Bank.
His remarks came on a key day in the Middle East as Israel began receiving the last hostages held by Hamas and prepared to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire agreement seen as a breakthrough in Gaza.
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Donald Trump arrived in Tel Aviv on Air Force One on Monday to a red-carpet welcome. He is scheduled to stay for a few hours before flying to Egypt for a ceremony marking the ceasefire deal.
More aid is being prepared for Gaza, much of which has been destroyed during the two-year war that began when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. In response, Israel launched a military offensive that, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, has killed more than 67,600 Palestinians.
Hamas handed over 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the ceasefire deal, while Trump and other world leaders prepared for a summit on Gaza.
In Tel Aviv, a large crowd gathered to support hostage families and reacted with tears and songs as news of the releases came in, even as grief remained for those who had not survived.
Under the agreement, Israel will release nearly 2,000 detainees in exchange for the hostages.
The handover coincided with Trump’s visit to Israel ahead of his trip to Egypt for a peace summit. He has declared that the war is “over.”
Lavrov said the plan should clearly state what will happen with the West Bank.
His remarks came on a key day in the Middle East as Israel began receiving the last hostages held by Hamas and prepared to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire agreement seen as a breakthrough in Gaza.
Read live updates
Donald Trump arrived in Tel Aviv on Air Force One on Monday to a red-carpet welcome. He is scheduled to stay for a few hours before flying to Egypt for a ceremony marking the ceasefire deal.
More aid is being prepared for Gaza, much of which has been destroyed during the two-year war that began when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages. In response, Israel launched a military offensive that, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, has killed more than 67,600 Palestinians.
Hamas handed over 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday as part of the ceasefire deal, while Trump and other world leaders prepared for a summit on Gaza.
In Tel Aviv, a large crowd gathered to support hostage families and reacted with tears and songs as news of the releases came in, even as grief remained for those who had not survived.
Under the agreement, Israel will release nearly 2,000 detainees in exchange for the hostages.
The handover coincided with Trump’s visit to Israel ahead of his trip to Egypt for a peace summit. He has declared that the war is “over.”
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