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JERUSALEM—As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip—a condition that could derail the talks. An Israeli ...

From hostage talks in Gaza showing signs of life to high-stakes naval deployments in the Arctic, today’s headlines cut across ...

Agreement between Israel and EU includes measures to increase aid shipments to Gaza and open additional crossings; Hamas ...

Israeli strikes claim 52 lives, including children, amid ceasefire talks. The latest wave of deadly strikes came just hours ...

An Israeli strike hit Palestinians near a medical centre in Gaza on Thursday, killing 16 including children and wounding more ...

Hamas said some of the remaining hurdles to a ceasefire include the free flow of aid into Gaza, Israeli military withdrawal from the area and "real guarantees" for a lasting peace.

Daniel Meron also highlighted Israel’s current diplomatic efforts, noting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington seeking a path to de-escalation ...

Israel and Hamas are believed to have agreed that 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others should be released during ...

A Palestinian official says key sticking points at the indirect negotiations in Qatar include how aid will be distributed.

Iran’s missile attack against the Al Udeid U.S. Air Force base in Qatar reveals an inconvenient fact: The U.S. base there is ...

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