A Hamas official said on Monday that the group has been showing "flexibility" in Gaza ceasefire deal talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators as well as in its direct talks with the US. "We have shown flexibility in dealing with the efforts of mediators and Trump's...
On Sunday, Adam Boehler, President Trump's special envoy for hostages, defended his direct talks with Hamas in the face of Israeli objections, saying the US is not an "agent" of Israel. Israeli media has reported that Israel expressed strong objections to the talks...
Israel on Sunday said it was cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip as it ramps up the collective punishment of the civilian population to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, violating the ceasefire deal reached in January. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen...
The new head of the Israeli military is set to present his plan for the renewal of Israel's campaign in Gaza and operations to retake territory that the IDF left during the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Haaretz reported on Thursday. Eyal Zamir was sworn in as the...
Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy for the Middle East, said Thursday that President Trump's latest ultimatum against Hamas, which included a threat against the "people of Gaza," came after the US didn't like what it heard in direct talks with the Palestinian group....
President Trump on Wednesday issued a threat against the civilian population of Gaza, saying the "people of Gaza" would be "dead" if the Israeli hostages weren't released immediately. "Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold...
The UN's World Food Program (WFP) has warned that it only has enough food supplies in Gaza to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks after Israel blocked the entrance of all goods into the Palestinian territory, The Associated Press reported on...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, an outspoken proponent of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza and Israeli annexation of the West Bank, has arrived in the US and met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington on Wednesday. The Biden...
The Trump administration is holding direct talks with Hamas, marking the first time the US has ever engaged directly with the Palestinian group, Axios reported on Wednesday. The report, which has been confirmed by the White House, said the talks were focused on the...
The Arab League issued a statement following a summit in Cairo on Tuesday backing an Egyptian-proposed $53 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza, an idea quickly rejected by Israel and the US. The Egyptian proposal was a response to President Trump's calls for the US...
