GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel and the United Nations signalled on Thursday that the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel could soon be opened to help speed up delivery of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, where the Israel-Hamas war has left people desperately short of basic needs. In Israel, ...
During the meeting with Sullivan, the two "discussed developments in Gaza and the various efforts undertaken to bring the hostages back to Israel," the minister revealed. The talks also revolved around "Israel's commitment to ensuring the safe return of Israeli communities to their homes in the...
CAIRO —Israel and Hamasare making progress toward another cease-fire and hostage-release deal, officials said Tuesday, as negotiations went on and Israel threatened to expand its offensive to Gaza’s southern edge, where some 1.4 million Palestinians have sought ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza. But Israel hasn’t sent a delegation and a senior Israeli official downplayed prospects for a full end to the ...
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago. November 27 What to know about the ceasef...
The high-level negotiations included talks about increasing the quantity of medicines that Israel allows into the besieged enclave for Gaza civilians. However, the statement did not mention whether progress has been achieved on the issue. About 132 people are still held in Gaza by Hamas and other...
He said that Israel "is ready for compromise in order to bring the hostages back home." However, he added that if no progress is made, "we will deepen the operation throughout the Gaza Strip." His warning came hours after Israeli tanks and warplanes stormed Rafah, where about 1.4 million...
Two U.S. officials told ABC News there has been incremental progress in recent days, and that they did not see Ramadan as a hard deadline but anticipated it would be difficult to press on with negotiations during the holiday because m...
Considerable progress has been achieved in bringing the views of the Egyptian and Israeli delegations closer together regarding reaching a truce in Gaza, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported. In addition, two high-ranking Egyptian security officials confirmed to Xinhua that the talks discussed Egypt'...
Hamas has repeatedly said that it condemned any progress in normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel, saying that normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel in all forms is unacceptable and is bound to harm the Palestinian cause. Ding Long, a professor from the Middle Eas...