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US Blinken: The ball is in Hamas’s court on Gaza ceasefire

US Blinken: The ball is in Hamas’s court on Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday it was up to Hamas to agree to a ceasefire that would allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza and pave the way for talks on an

Gaza ceasefire talks show no sign of progress – US

Gaza ceasefire talks show no sign of progress – US

Hamas on Thursday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the U.S. said the onus was on the Palestinian militant group

Hamas: Ceasefire talks to resume next week, making truce before Ramadan unlikely

Hamas: Ceasefire talks to resume next week, making truce before Ramadan unlikely

Hamas said on Thursday that its delegation has left Cairo and that talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will resume next week, making it extremely unlikely that mediators will broker a deal before

Lebanese-Israeli fighting looks set to scuttle plans for historic land border settlement

Lebanese-Israeli fighting looks set to scuttle plans for historic land border settlement

In October 2022, Lebanon and Israel signed a maritime border agreement brokered by the U.S., a move interpreted as the beginning of normalizing relations between two countries technically at war. The next step would have

US: obstacles to ceasefire not insurmountable, despite impasse

US: obstacles to ceasefire not insurmountable, despite impasse

US says obstacles to ceasefire not insurmountable, despite apparent impasse By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis March 6, 202411:32 PM GMT+3:30Updated 21 hours ago   Smoke rises from Gaza, as seen from Israel Smoke rises

Gaza ceasefire possible, US says; S. Africa asks World Court to intervene

Gaza ceasefire possible, US says; S. Africa asks World Court to intervene

The U.S. said on Wednesday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as the enclave's humanitarian crisis prompted South Africa to ask

US pushes UN to back ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire to free hostages

US pushes UN to back ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire to free hostages

The United States on Tuesday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back "an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages," according to the

Hamas says no exchange of prisoners before Gaza ceasefire

Hamas says no exchange of prisoners before Gaza ceasefire

An exchange of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages in Gaza can only happen after a ceasefire, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said on Tuesday, as ceasefire talks in Cairo between Hamas, Egypt and Qatar continued

Biden: Gaza ceasefire deal is in Hamas’ hands as Ramadan nears

Biden: Gaza ceasefire deal is in Hamas’ hands as Ramadan nears

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages was in the hands of Hamas, as delegations held a

US VP Harris says Israel not doing enough to get aid to Gaza

US VP Harris says Israel not doing enough to get aid to Gaza

‘People are starving. Conditions are inhumane’: In harshest comments by administration, vice president slams ‘unnecessary restrictions’ on relief, tells Hamas to accept truce terms. US Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel on Sunday