Gaza

Hamas Says Agreed to Release 10 Hostages as Part of Gaza Truce Talks

Hamas said Wednesday it agreed to release 10 hostages held in Gaza as part of ongoing ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it was working to overcome hurdles despite the "difficulty of negotiations." "In the framework of (Hamas's) commitment to ensuring the success of ongoing efforts, the movement displayed the required flexibility and agreed to ...

Trump and Netanyahu Optimistic About Gaza Ceasefire Deal This Week

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism on Tuesday about an imminent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking from Washington, Trump said there is a “very good chance” a settlement could be reached this week or next, calling it a “great opportunity.” Netanyahu, in an interview with ...

Trump to Meet Netanyahu in Push for Gaza Deal

US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...

Israel President Hosts European Muslim Clerics

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss reconciliation and religious coexistence as war rages in Gaza. "This morning at the President's Residence, I hosted important Muslim leaders from across Europe," Herzog said in a post on X. Herzog praised the ...

Netanyahu’s Washington Visit: Navigating Middle East Issues

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...

Israel and Hamas Resume Indirect Talks in Doha as Netanyahu Heads to Washington

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said Hamas's response to a draft US-backed ...

Hamas Signals Readiness for Ceasefire Talks as Israeli Strikes Kill 32 in Gaza

Israel was mulling its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish Sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel's next steps as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to leave for ...

Hamas Says Ready to Start Gaza Ceasefire Talks 'Immediately'

Hamas said Friday it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, after holding consultations with other Palestinian factions. "The movement is ready to engage immediately and seriously in a cycle of negotiations on the mechanism to put in place" the terms of a draft truce proposal received from ...

Not Tired of Winning: Trump on a Roll, For Now

Even for a man who once boasted that his supporters would get "tired of winning," US President Donald Trump is on a roll. The 79-year-old's victory on his "One Big, Beautiful" bill is the latest in a series of consequential successes at home and abroad in the past two weeks. From US airstrikes that led to an Iran-Israel ceasefire, to a NATO ...

Netanyahu Vows at Stricken Kibbutz to Bring Hostages Home

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the community that saw the most hostages seized in Hamas militants' 2023 attacks, promising to bring home "all" those still held in Gaza. "I feel a deep commitment, first and foremost, to ensure the return of all our abductees, all of them," Netanyahu told inhabitants of the Nir Oz ...

Netanyahu vows to uproot Hamas as ceasefire proposals are discussed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to eradicate Hamas, even as the Palestinian militant group said it was discussing new proposals from mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli leader had yet to comment on US President Donald Trump's claim that Israel had backed a plan for a 60-day truce in its offensive against ...