An unlikely team of U.S. negotiators wrestled Israel and Hamas to a ceasefire
After 14 months of talks, Trump’s threats and his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, played a major role in helping Biden officials reach the finish line.
Qatar Will Help Trump 'Pressure' Israel and Hamas to Uphold Gaza Ceasefire
A Qatari official has told Newsweek that the country at the center of the recently established ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement will support President Donald Trump in pushing both sides to adhere to the truce.
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire and hostage release deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
Qatari prime minister says Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on Sunday. Israel says details in flux
Qatar’s prime minister said the deal would go into effect on Sunday. Israel said final details still need ironing out.
Netanyahu to visit Trump at White House on Feb 4 amid fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire
President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on Feb. 4, making him the first foreign leader to receive an invitation to visit Trump in his second term.
Israel's Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Washington on Feb 4 Amid Gaza Ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk in the midst of a joint news conference in the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb.
Hamas Will Release Three More Hostages Thursday Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Hamas on Wednesday gave to Israel the names of the next three hostages to be freed, including Arbel Yehoud, a female civilian whose freedom has been a point of tension.
‘When he wants something, it happens.’ Israel’s far right applauds Trump’s Gaza plan
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to “clean out” Gaza by removing Palestinians living there to Jordan and Egypt, a plan which has appalled some allies but has been quickly embraced by Israel’s far right.
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Thousands of Palestinians begin returning home to a devastated Gaza
The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Israel lobbies reluctant Trump to delay Lebanon withdrawal, Hezbollah grows impatient
But frustration over Israel's attacks is growing amongst the group's leadership. Ghaleb Abu Zeinab, a senior Hezbollah ...
How Israel-Hamas agreement came to be amid false starts, recriminations and deaths of key players
President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.
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Israel hits bomb-making terror lab in West Bank, Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon: IDF
The Israeli military struck a bomb-making terror lab in the West Bank on Sunday — and fired at suspected Hezbollah fighters returning to southern Lebanon, killing ...
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Hundreds of south Lebanon residents try to return to villages despite Israeli presence
AFP correspondents saw convoys of dozens of cars, flying yellow Hezbollah flags, converging on several villages on the last day for Israeli troops to withdraw from the area under the terms of ...
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Hezbollah chief rejects cease-fire extension; says Israel must withdraw without delay
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 27 (UPI) --Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Monday that Israel should withdraw from the occupied border areas in southern Lebanon, rejecting the extension of the ...
How US unknowingly funded Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel
Former CIA official Sarah Adams has made some startling observations in her investigative report, suggesting that the Hamas ...
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How dealmakers overcame enemies’ deep distrust to secure Gaza ceasefire
Inside a lavish clubhouse on Doha’s waterfront, tensions strained by months of fruitless back-and-forth weighed on negotiators as the hour neared 3 a.m. On the first floor, a Hamas delegation whose ...