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Palestinians fled under Israeli fire as tanks thrust deeper into Gaza City on Tuesday while dozens were killed or wounded in an airstrike in the enclave's south as Israel stepped up an offensive that Hamas said could jeopardise ceasefire talks.
Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a c
Rescued Israeli hostage Almog Meir Jan is suing the US nonprofit People Media Project over its financial ties with Abdallah Aljamal, a deceased Hamas operative who held him captive.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt, the United States, and Israel in attendance, Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News TV and sources said on Tuesday.
Welcome to our latest live coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and the wider Middle East crisis. Here are your headlines … The White House national security spokesperson John Kirby says gaps still remain between Israel and Hamas as ceasefire talks continue in Cairo,
Hamas has warned that Israel’s latest military operations in Gaza and non-negotiable positions of Israel's prime minister could set ceasefire and hostage release talks “back to square one”. Hopes of a breakthrough rose last week,
CAIRO (Reuters) -Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt and the United States attending along with Qatari and Israeli delegations,
Israeli and US officials showed optimism last week around a ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as the Palestinian militant group expressed willingness to compromise on a key sticking point.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has announced the four principles that it says must be included in any hostage release deal with Hamas.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Gaza City residents fled under Israeli fire as tanks thrust deeper into the heart of the city on Tuesday, the second day of a stepped-up military offensive that Palestinian militant group Hamas said could jeopardise ceasefire talks.
Bezalel Smotrich, far-right finance minister, says Israel should press on in its military campaign against Hamas
The US Justice Department is interviewing survivors and families of victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel as it attempts to build a sweeping case against the militant group and its financial backers.
Senior U.S. officials are in Cairo for talks to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but gaps still remain between the two sides, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday.
Hamas says ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza City could have 'disastrous repercussions' for the cease-fire talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not agree to a permanent cease-fire, and Hamas said that the continued fighting risked returning “the negotiating process to point zero.”
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -A new Israeli assault on Gaza on Monday threatened ceasefire talks at a crucial moment, the head of Hamas said, as Israeli tanks pressed into the heart of Gaza City and ordered residents out after a night of massive bombardment.
Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, says Hamas, on the other hand, is "desperate for a cease-fire and a permanent cessation of Israel's war in order to put an end to the misery of the Palestinians.
CIA director Bill Burns and President Biden's top Middle East adviser Brett McGurk are meeting with senior Israeli and Egyptian security officials in Cairo Monday to discuss the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal and arrangements to secure the Egypt-Gaza border,
Hamas accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of putting obstacles in front of ceasefire negotiations amid talks aimed at reaching a deal to end the war in Gaza. The group called on mediators to intervene and stop what it called "manipulations and crimes" by Netanyahu,
Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war.
Negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza will take place in Doha on Wednesday, Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News TV quotes an Egyptian high-level source as saying. The Egyptian security delegation heads to Doha on Wednesday "to bring views closer between Hamas and Israel to reach a ceasefire deal as soon as possible,
The White House national security spokesman said Monday that U.S. officials are in Cairo for discussions designed to lead to a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. John Kirby said CIA Director Bill Burns and Brett McGurk,
Hamas has warned that Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have “disastrous repercussions” for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the
Top U.S. officials have arrived in Cairo to discuss a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News' Holly Williams has the latest on where negotiations stand and a look at some of the destruction in the city of Rafah.
Hamas appeared to drop its demand that Israel end the war as a precondition for a cease-fire, raising hopes for progress in negotiations.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators are cajoling Israel and Hamas towards negotiations on a plan to end their war, which has left tens of thousands dead.
Hamas has warned that Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have “disastrous repercussions” for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the r
Israel and Hamas are trying again this week to reach a cease-fire deal. There are some encouraging signs: Hamas appears to have shifted its position on at least one key issue.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met CIA director William Burns Tuesday in Cairo, where US and Israeli delegations discussed efforts for a Gaza truce.
Hamas has signaled approval of a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal, nine months after its attacks on Israel sparked a wider war.
US and Israeli intelligence chiefs will travel to Doha on Wednesday for discussions on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Monday.