Palestinian group Hamas called on Friday for international pressure on Israel to enter the next phase of a ceasefire that has largely halted the war in Gaza, as negotiations were resuming in Cairo.
Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of the on-going ceasefire agreement...
Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Mediators were making a final push Wednesday to seal a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, after a Qatari official involved in the talks expressed hope an agreement could be reached 鈥榲ery soon鈥�...
Israeli forces carried out new deadly bombings targeting Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday, as international mediators prepared to propose a short-term truce to free hostages and avert a humanitarian catastrophe...
Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to 鈥榯hwart鈥� a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli premier said the Palestinian militant group has 鈥榬ejected everything鈥� in negotiations...
The United States said on Tuesday it was time to 鈥榝inalise鈥� a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 refusal to bow to pressure...
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a 鈥榣ast opportunity鈥� to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal...
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed 鈥楢merican diktats鈥� in negotiations...
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza鈥檚 far-southern Rafah city 鈥榳ith or without鈥� a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas...
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said on Monday he was 鈥榟opeful鈥� Hamas would accept the latest proposal for a long-sought Gaza truce and hostage release deal as negotiators from the Palestinian group were due in Egypt...
Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to Israel鈥檚 latest proposal...