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  • Gaza ceasefire negotiations hit last-minute snag, delaying anticipated deal to pause war

    DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas hit a last-minute snag on Wednesday, delaying the expected announcement of a ceasefire agreement to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip.

  • Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say

    CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediators from the United States and Qatar said Israel and the Palestinian militant group were at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to bring them a step closer to ending 15 months of war.

  • Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now

    Last week, India’s top diplomat met a senior Taliban minister, the highest-level engagement since Kabul's fall.

  • Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained

    The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running in the world.

  • Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal to stop fighting and return hostages

    The latest:A ceasefire deal has been reached to stop the fighting in Gaza and release Israeli hostages.The agreement could take effect as early as Sunday.Hamas calls the arrangement an "achievement for our people" after 15 months of war in Gaza.Deal still needs cabinet and government approval in Israel; votes set for Thursday.Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause the fighting in Gaza, release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and create a path that could end bloodshed in the

  • Blinken offers most detailed picture to date of post-war Gaza plans

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered his most detailed picture yet of his long-awaited plans for post-war Gaza on Tuesday as he stressed the importance of not leaving a power vacuum in the decimated Palestinian strip.

  • Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement designed to end 15-month Gaza war, official says

    Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. The agreement follows months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the backing of the United States, and came just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Israeli troops invaded Gaza after Hamas-led gunmen broke through security barriers and burst into Israeli communities on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 soldiers and civilians and abducting more than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages.

  • Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada

    OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed news of a ceasefire deal to pause the "gruelling" 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, hoping it would ease tensions in Canada.

  • Explainer-How many Palestinians has Israel's Gaza offensive killed?

    Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza killed more than 46,600 people, with just over half of identified victims being women, children or older people. Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has inflamed the Middle East. The latest round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023 when Hamas militants stormed across the border into Israeli communities.

  • Israel strikes Gaza within hours of ceasefire accord with Hamas, residents say

    DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday. The complex ceasefire accord between Israel and militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, emerged on Wednesday after mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. and 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the coastal territory and inflamed the Middle East. The deal outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands have been killed.

  • A Gaza Ceasefire Is Here. Why Did It Take So Long?

    It takes two to agree to any deal, but it was mainly Netanyahu who kept moving the goal posts, writes Kenneth Roth.

  • Cease-fire deal reached between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

    A cease-fire deal, announced by U.S. and Qatari mediators, promises to end more than a year of conflict in Gaza Strip. Some Israeli hostages would be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners under the agreement.

  • What does the ceasefire agreement mean for Israel, Hamas and the wider Middle East?

    Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war and to begin exchanging dozens of hostages held there for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had yet to confirm on Tuesday that the deal had been finalized. Israel can point to countless tactical victories in the war, from the assassination of top Hamas leaders to the blows it rained on Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran itself, which backs both groups.

  • See Israelis and Palestinians rejoice at prospect of a Gaza cease-fire

    Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire agreement to bring some of the remaining hostages home and halt the bloodshed after 15 months of conflict.

  • Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire in Gaza, Hostages to Be Released Shortly

    "We have a deal for the hostages in the Middle East. They will be released shortly," President-elect Donald Trump says The post Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease-Fire in Gaza, Hostages to Be Released Shortly appeared first on TheWrap.

  • Israeli cabinet to approve Gaza ceasefire deal despite opposition, minister says

    Hamas have approved a draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, with Israel's cabinet debating the conditions, officials suggest. A truce, if agreed, would put an end to over a year of war in the Gaza Strip.View on euronews

  • Sudan shelling kills more than 100 civilians near capital

    Rescuers say medical supplies are running low as health workers struggle to treat the victims.

  • Blinken makes the case for post-war reconstruction, security and governance of Gaza

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute case Tuesday for a plan for the post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears tantalizingly close to completion.

  • Trump gets credit for what looks like Joe Biden's ceasefire proposal in Gaza

    Amid the relief at the prospect of hostages returning home and an end to the slaughter and destruction in Gaza, there are also plenty of questions about why the reported ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas — brokered with the help of Qatar — couldn't have been signed eight months ago. For some observers, a key difference is an incoming U.S. president who Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found it hard to say no to.Donald Trump is putting "heavy pressure… not only on Hamas and the Qat

  • International community reacts to Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal

    After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal. After too many months of conflict, we feel tremendous relief for the hostages, for their families and for the people of Gaza.