Israel accused Hamas of rejecting a U.S. proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal. Describing the aid stoppage as "blackmail," Hamas said it was ready to begin talks for the next phase.

It is an admission that Israel has failed to achieve its own declared war objectives of deposing Hamas and freeing the hostages. And the fact that the U.S. has been secretly speaking to Hamas ...

RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!" Hamas said Thursday that the Trump threats "encourage" Israel to disregard the ceasefire's terms. "These threats complicate matters ...

Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy Shortly after meeting with former hostages seized during the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the ...

It took more than a year. But in late January, as part of the cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, Mr. Zughayer, 46, rode through the streets of East Jerusalem on a truck ...

Hamas reiterated its call to move forward on negotiating the second phase of its ceasefire with Israel on Sunday, stressing the need for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the besieged Gaza Strip.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day ...

Trump threatened Hamas this week, ordering them to release all hostages. Hamas is threatening to kill the remaining hostages if there is "any escalation" of attacks from Israel against Gaza, a ...

The report also said that the progress in negotiations between Hamas and the US forced Israel to announce that a delegation would leave for Qatar on Monday. Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi ...

Israel 'will use all tools at our disposal to ensure the return of all hostages, and we will ensure that Hamas is no longer in Gaza after the war,' Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Energy Minister ...