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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been working tirelessly for weeks to secure a Gaza ceasefire deal. “They’ve made significant progress and are very close,” Rubio stated. He expressed optimism, saying, “We’re hopeful that a ceasefire agreement could be reached any day now, under which at least half of the …

Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, ending a period of relative calm starting in January with the Gaza ceasefire. The Houthis had launched more than 100 attacks targeting shipping from November 2023, saying they were in solidarity with …

Hamas has condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim that the captives’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a deliberate attempt to disrupt the agreement, represents a blatant violation of its terms, …

Egypt and Qatar are ramping up diplomatic efforts to salvage the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, an Egyptian source said on Wednesday. “Cairo and Doha are urging all parties to adhere to the agreement, despite political and on-the-ground complexities that are making the process increasingly difficult,” the state-affiliated Al-Qahera News channel said, citing the source. Israeli Prime Minister …

A round of Gaza ceasefire talks will be held in Doha on Tuesday morning to finalise remaining details related to the deal, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Monday. A deal to end the Gaza war is “closer than it’s ever been”, the official said, adding that US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, outgoing …