Conflict mediator Qatar on Monday criticised comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which it said he asked the Gulf state to pressure Hamas into freeing Israeli hostages, describing them as a new attempt
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by Hamas remains possible but "very hard" issues remain to be resolved. Talks involving intelligence chiefs from
Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. “We want a deal very much and
STORY: Almost every day in Tel Aviv, families of hostages and their supporters gather to protest, blocking traffic as they voice demands for their loved ones' return. Almost half of the hostages were released by
President Biden said on Monday the U.S. will do everything possible to get a new hostage deal and pause in fighting in Gaza. Why it matters: His comments come a day ahead of a critical
CAIRO — Talks over a possible deal on a pause in fighting and the release of remaining hostages continued Wednesday in the Egyptian capital. The discussions, which began Tuesday and are slated to be held
Defense minister says information on Hamas used against it, as Hamas group maintains tough position for temporary truce amid upcoming Cairo talks, looming military op in Rafah. Gallant spoke at a display made by the
Israel is set to send negotiators to discuss a hostage release deal with senior US, Egyptian, and Qatari officials in Cairo this week on condition that Hamas backs down from its maximalist demands for an
The deadly Hamas attacks of October 7 united a shocked, grieving Israel behind its leaders, burying at a stroke the divisions that had riven the country for years. Four months into the war and with
Egypt warned Hamas that it must reach a hostage-for-ceasefire deal with Israel within 2 weeks, or Israel will move into Rafah, The Wall Street Journal reports. Cairo is hosting talks on a deal beginning on
