US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in efforts to secure a second truce in the war between Israel and Hamas and the release …
Israel has broadly accepted a deal for a six-week Gaza ceasefire and it is now up to Hamas to agree to release the most vulnerable hostages for the deal to …
Hamas said on Friday that seven more hostages seized during its unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7 had died because of Israeli military operations in Gaza. “After examination …
Local media later reported that the meeting had concluded with the cabinet agreeing to send a delegation to Qatar in the coming days to continue the talks. As with a …
The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Gaza war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Thirteen council members voted …
Talks between Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza were “not really very promising” in recent days, the prime minister of Qatar, a key mediator for the …
Hamas’ armed wing said on Friday that Israelis taken hostage by the militants on October 7 had suffered many losses and that those that were alive were living in extremely …
Mediators in Egypt were hoping to secure a ceasefire that would see more hostages released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, as Israel prepares for a full-scale ground incursion into Rafah. …
According to a draft document seen by Reuters, the Hamas counterproposal envisages three phases of a truce, lasting 45 days each. Militants would exchange remaining Israeli hostages they captured on …
The fatalities were the first US deaths in an escalation of violence across the Middle East since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October. Even as fighting has intensified this …