Israeli tanks and armored vehicles stand by at a staging area near the Gaza Strip border in Israel, Oct. 11, 2025. Getting Hamas to lay down its arms, and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip -- key preconditions to Israel pulling out of Gaza fully, as reiterated by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday -- will likely prove to be far harder than the cease-fire and return of hostages. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and

People outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela’s state oil company, in Caracas on Oct. 8, 2025. Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Donald Trump. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By ANATOLY KURMANAEV, JULIAN E. BARNES and JULIE TURKEWITZ Venezuelan officials, hoping to end their country’s clash with the United States, of

Members of the audience wear red caps bearing the words “Trump the Peace President” as they await the arrival of President Donald Trump to address the Knesset, or Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Trump received applause and cheers on Monday in Israel’s parliament, where he celebrated an initial cease-fire deal in Gaza that he proclaimed was “the end of a war,” despite lingering questions over whether Israel and Hamas can reach a lasting peace. (Kenny

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