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Hamas has reportedly accepted a US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men
Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal,
Negotiators suddenly resumed negotiations in Doha, Qatar, shortly after Israel signaled it is preparing to wind down major military operations in Gaza after nine months of war.
The head of Israel's spy agency Mossad, David Barnea, is reported to have travelled alone to Doha to meet Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani as momentum is again building over a possible ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
A senior US official said a new proposal by Hamas could lead to a pact that would be a step to a permanent ceasefire
A former spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct of the war against Hamas, in the latest sign of growing tensions between the military and the government.
A Hamas official and an Egyptian official say Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a c
Hamas' demand for written commitments from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar is the one main hurdle that remains before mediators can come to the table and start to hash out the details of a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza,
Hamas is ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza before signing an agreement that would usher in a temporary truce and begin a process to release hostages still held in Gaza,
Mediators are set to continue indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in a bid to close remaining gaps over a proposed cease-fire deal, the clearest sign in weeks that a truce is possible after months of negotiations that have failed to halt the Gaza conflict.
Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic efforts
Hamas has given its initial approval of a proposal for a phased ceasefire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit to a complete end to the war.
Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday and engaged in combat with Hamas fighters, while to the north it exchanged fire with Hezbollah militants across the Lebanese border. - Sirens and air strikes - Cross-border fire between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement has occurred almost daily since the Gaza war began,
Israel said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but that it will send a delegation for fresh talks with Qatari
As talks resume in Doha, Qatar, a ‘possible breakthrough’ is raising hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage return deal, with reports that Hamas is no longer demanding Israel agree to a permanent ceasefire upfront,
A new push to broker a ceasefire in Gaza was underway on Friday, raising fresh hopes for the estimated 120 hostages still held and an end to the nine-month war.
Hamas gave initial approval for a proposed ceasefire deal after dropping one of its key demands, the Associated Press reported.
Hamas accepted a proposal for a US-backed hostage release-ceasefire agreement with Israel Saturday after dropping its most intransigent demand: that the Jewish state promise a total end to the
NBC News International Correspondent Matt Bradley joins Meet the Press NOW to explain reported advancements in ceasefire negations between Israel and Hamas.
Nine months after militants dragged Carmel Gat into Gaza, her family is part of a growing public and political campaign to press the Israeli government to use renewed negotiations with Hamas to end the nightmare of scores of remaining hostages like Gat.
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Hamas has dropped its objections over a US-backed cease-fire proposal to halt the Gaza conflict with Israel, a person familiar with the matter said, the clearest sign yet that a truce is possible after months of fruitless negotiations.
The head of Israel’s Mossad will travel to Qatar on Friday to try to finalize a cease-fire deal with Hamas, according to a person familiar with the matter. David Barnea, who leads the Israeli external-intelligence agency,
Hamas says amendments it proposed to the most recent U.S. plan for a cease-fire in Gaza "have been met with a positive response by the mediators."
President Biden spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday morning about progress on a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli prime minister's spokesman said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but Israel will send a delegation for more talks with Qatari mediators next week.
The mothers of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza marched in central Tel Aviv on Friday demanding they are returned immediately. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced backlash from the families of hostages for failing to commit to a ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States,
A top Hamas official told AFP Friday the group expects a swift Israeli response -- "likely today or tomorrow morning" -- to its new "ideas" for halting the Gaza war and freeing hostages.