Hamas has given “initial positive confirmation” to a proposal for the cessation of fighting in Gaza and the release of hostages, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators met with
Some 70 U.S. cities have passed resolutions on the Israel-Gaza war with most calling for a ceasefire, a Reuters analysis of city data shows, placing more pressure on President Joe Biden ahead of November's general
Aframework to halt the Gaza fighting and for hostage releases is to be relayed to Hamas, mediator Qatar said Monday, as a bitter row flared around the UN aid agency for Palestinians. While deadly fighting
As reports emerged about a potential hostage framework deal with Hamas that includes an extended pause in the fighting and the freeing of a large number of Palestinian security prisoners, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
Qatar’s prime minister has said “good progress” was made during a meeting between intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States over the weekend to discuss a possible deal to secure a truce in
Qatari-mediated talks to broker a deal for the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza have become deadlocked over Israel’s refusal to agree to a permanent ceasefire. The latest Qatari proposal included a pause
A long-term threat to human life like climate change loses relevance in a situation where people are being killed in the ongoing war in Gaza, an official at the ‘State of Palestine’ pavilion told Al
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency as well as top Egyptian, Qatari and Israeli officials were communicating in Paris on Sunday to seek a ceasefire in Gaza, officials close to the participants said.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry reiterated on Sunday calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and for aid to reach those in need. The officials
A nonbinding resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was passed by the Minneapolis City Council on Thursday. Mayor Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, tried unsuccessfully to persuade council members to soften it,
