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Hamas releases four Israeli hostages in second swap
The four soldiers were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of Gaza and abducted by Hamas fighters who overran their base during the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel and Hamas Are ‘on the Brink’ of Cease-Fire Agreement, Blinken Says
The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough.
An unlikely team of US negotiators wrestled Israel and Hamas to a cease-fire
Biden officials involved in the effort acknowledged that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s participation during the final week of negotiations played a major role in bringing across the finish line a deal they had struggled to reach for more than a year.
Gaza ceasefire 'closer than ever', Hamas says it is still awaiting Israeli maps
Negotiators were trying to clinch agreement on Tuesday on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and the warring sides both saying a deal was closer than ever.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: 2 Americans expected to be released by Hamas in first phase of deal
Latest news and live updates as a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.
The latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Tent encampments prepared as displaced Palestinians set to return to northern Gaza.
Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza
The Middle East team delivered editorially sharp, competitive, well-sourced, visually rich, and all-format reporting as the ceasefire deal was announced,
To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies' deep distrust
Inside a lavish clubhouse on Doha's waterfront, tensions strained by months of fruitless back-and-forth weighed on negotiators as the hour neared 3 a.m.
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.
Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal officially signed by negotiators in Doha
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the ...
Israel and Hamas in ‘final stages’ of Gaza ceasefire talks, officials say
U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators shuttled between the Israeli and Hamas delegations in Doha on Tuesday, where officials ...
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Hamas at Crossroads: Pragmatism, Isolation, and the Uncertain Path Ahead
Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained ...
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Israel and Hamas sign hostage-ceasefire deal in Doha after mediators iron out final kinks
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Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal
For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian ...
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Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of emerging ceasefire deal, Israeli officials say
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said, the first positive sign in ...
How Israel-Hamas agreement came to be amid false starts, recriminations and deaths of key players
President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.