The United States has said a deal may be close for a ceasefire and hostage deal after nearly five months of war between Israel and Hamas, opens new tab that has devastated the Gaza Strip.
Foreign ministers at the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil have broadly backed a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said. There was "virtual unanimity for
Israeli officials headed on Monday to Qatar, where the ruling emir separately met the chief of Hamas, as the enemies in the Gaza war closed in on a ceasefire-and-hostage deal that Washington says is now
Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a
Israeli officials headed on Monday to Qatar, where Hamas has its political office, to work on terms of a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a source told Reuters, a step towards nailing down a
The Qatar ruler's trip on Tuesday and Wednesday will be his first state visit to France since he became emir Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose country has played the key mediation role
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday said it was not clear yet whether a hostage deal would materialize from ongoing talks, declining to discuss specifics but saying the Islamist militant group Hamas needed to "come
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a cease-fire deal with Hamas is within reach, but only if Hamas gives up its “delusional claims” amidst tense negotiations. Netanyahu told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on “Face
Israel has reportedly agreed to a framework for a new ceasefire deal with Hamas that would cease hostilities for six weeks in exchange for the release of up to 40 hostages. An Israeli delegation led
A senior Hamas official told the Al Jazeera news network that "the atmosphere of optimism, as if there was a rapprochement for a prisoner exchange agreement, does not reflect reality." According to him, Prime Minister
