Middle East Highlights: Israel’s Cease-Fire Deal With Hamas to Take Effect Sunday
The truce will begin at 8:30 a.m., according to the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, a mediator in the talks. U.S. and other ...
Israel cease-fire holdup explained: Internal feuding, Hamas tricks delayed vote on the deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s shock eleventh-hour announcement Thursday to hit the brakes on a long-awaited and ...
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Iran says FM in Qatar to meet Hamas leaders
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is visiting Qatar to meet with leaders of the Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, according to a Thursday statement.
Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza
Health officials in Gaza say a Palestinian man was killed and seven people were wounded by Israeli fire overnight ...
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Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says he’s open to ‘dialogue’ with Hamas, praises Qatar
Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” ...
Hamas to Free Four Women Soldiers in Second Swap With Israel
Hamas named four Israeli women soldiers it plans to release from captivity in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ...
Clean uniforms, white trucks: Hamas, hiding in tunnels for 15 months, assumes control of Gaza. End of Israel's dream?
Hamas’ re-emergence has taken many Gazans by surprise, making them wonder what a post-war Gaza would look like. It also ...
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The Trump administration must resist the temptation of direct talks with Hamas
Last week’s Hamas-Israel hostage deal revealed a glaring and uncomfortable reality - the United States, albeit indirectly, became entangled with a murderous jihadi group. Securing the release of ...