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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against pressure for him to do more to secure the release of Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip after 11 months…

Joe Biden has said Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a hostage deal and ceasefire with Hamas, amid reports suggesting a new proposal would be sent to the…

Israel said Tuesday it has rescued another of the 250 hostages Hamas militants captured in their shock attack on Israel last October. The Israel Defense Forces said they found 52-year-old…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told his Italian counterpart that Iran’s response to last month’s killing of Hamas’ political chief in Tehran “will be inevitable, precise, and calculated.” A statement…

Israel’s under-pressure prime minister traded blame with Hamas militants for delays in reaching a Gaza truce accord as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv to push for…

Joe Biden has said he is “optimistic” that a Gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. “We are closer than we’ve ever been,” the US president said following the latest round…

Hamas has rejected “new conditions” in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar. Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the…

Qatar is set to host Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, seeking a so-far elusive agreement that the United States hopes would stop Iran from striking Israel and avert a wider…

U.S. President Joe Biden says the goal of peace in Gaza appears increasingly elusive, despite the White House and key mediators Egypt and Qatar intensifying efforts to push Israel and…

Israel’s foreign minister has called for the death of Yahya Sinwar, the newly appointed leader of Hamas, as Israel braces for expected retaliation from Iran following its killing of a…