Dec 13, 2024 · Pressure from President-elect Donald Trump was a major factor in Hamas relenting on two key issues during cease-fire and hostage-release talks with Israel, a senior administration official...

Jan 7, 2025 · PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his threat that "all hell will break out" if Hamas does not agree to release hostages it has held in Gaza by...

6 days ago · President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”

Jan 7, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump warned that if the hostages whom Hamas is still holding in Gaza are not released by his inauguration on January 20, “all hell will break out in the Middle East...

Dec 16, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he had a "very good talk" with Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the war in Gaza and reiterated his threat that "all hell is going...

Jan 16, 2025 · Should both parties sign on the dotted line and ratify the agreement, questions about the future of the region still loom large, Northeastern University experts say. News of a …

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East …

Jan 15, 2025 · President-elect Trump lauded the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal struck Wednesday, saying it would not have happened without his victory in November over Vice President Harris.

The deal “was only really accepted in the end because Trump came along,” a former hostage negotiator told NBC News.

Jan 15, 2025 · With Steve Witkoff, Trump’s New York real estate pal turned Middle East envoy, playing a central role as he shuttled between Qatar — which hosted the negotiations — and Israel, mediators have...