ceasefire

Israel's new lead negotiator seeks meeting to free more Gaza hostages

Senior officials from Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt plan talks on the next phase of the Gaza hostage deal.

Egypt’s calculated pushback: How Cairo is shaping the Gaza displacement debate

Cairo stages public opposition to Gaza displacement while leading efforts to clear rubble and plan for reconstruction.

Israel’s partial pullout from Lebanon is a warning to Hezbollah and Hamas

IDF’s partial Lebanon withdrawal signals Israel’s resolve to deter Hezbollah.

Hamas proposes release of all phase two hostages at once

Israel's security cabinet has not yet authorized negotiations on the proposal.

Hamas is acting as if Israel is no longer what it used to be

Hamas feels it has support internationally and also in various places such as among human rights NGOs that do not condemn its treatment of the hostages.

Katz: IDF to retaliate without compromise to any Hezbollah violation of ceasefire

The military "will continue to enforce with strength and without compromise against any Hezbollah violation – we are determined to ensure full security for all northern communities."

'Get them out of hell’: Hostage families, public mark 500th day of captivity nationwide

As part of the occasion, freed hostages have been sharing the horrid conditions that they were kept in.

Israeli Diaspora minister tells US Jewish leaders he opposes advancing ceasefire and hostage deal

Amichai Chikli tells US Jewish leaders that he will block the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

By BEN SALES/JTA
18/02/2025
  Brett McGurk (R) in front of Presidents Trump and Biden and Hamas terrorists; illustrative

Former Biden advisor reveals challenges of negotiating with Hamas

Brett McGurk defended Biden’s support for Israel, criticized Hamas’s hostage tactics, and praised Trump for calling Hamas’s bluff to secure hostage releases and push for a Gaza without Hamas.

Egypt's Sisi talks Gaza hostage deal with World Jewish Congress pres.

Sisi met with World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder and Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein to discuss improving access of humanitarian aid to Gaza and maintaining the ceasefire.

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