Hamas has pushed for a permanent truce while Israel has held out for a temporary one. That wide gap has stymied efforts to ...

Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point ...

The latest friction in negotiations comes as the fighting nears 20 months of war, and as desperation grows among hungry ...

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The ceasefire plan, which has been approved by Israeli officials, won a cool initial reaction Thursday from the militant ...

The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has ...

Hamas said it sought a permanent ceasefire and a withdrawal of the Israeli military, prompting a rebuke from Steve Witkoff, ...

A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the ...

The proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in exchange for the release of some hostages in Gaza, ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy expressed optimism this week about brokering an agreement to halt the ...

While the militant group says it will release 10 living and 18 deceased hostages still held in Gaza, there appear to be other details that need to be worked out before a ceasefire is declared.