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The initial round of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, held in Qatar, concluded without a breakthrough, according to two Palestinian sources familiar with the discussions. They noted that the Israeli delegation lacked the necessary mandate to finalize an agreement with Hamas. The negotiations resumed on Sunday, just ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming third visit to …

At a White House event, US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be achieved within days. Speaking from the Oval Office, he shared that he had recently spoken with individuals involved in the negotiations and believed a breakthrough was near. “I think it’s close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,” Trump said. …

A senior Hamas official told AFP on Wednesday that the group is still preparing its response to an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza. “The movement’s response is still in preparation, and we affirm that there is no room for any partial deal,” said Mahmoud Mardawi, insisting that the group’s “weapons will not be subject …

The Hamas delegation in Cairo is engaged in talks on ending Israel’s war on Gaza and opening border crossings for humanitarian aid, according to Egypt’s Ahram Online newspaper. Hamas also said it was discussing rebuilding Gaza and unifying Palestinian institutions in the Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank in coordination with the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, Ahram reported. Egypt and …

President Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, several people familiar with the meeting confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. The leaders are expected to focus on the latest Israeli military operations in Gaza and new U.S. tariffs announced by Mr. Trump against Israel and other countries, the Associated Press reported. This would …

A Hamas spokesperson has been martyred by an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza, news outlets have confirmed, as Israel’s army continues its renewed assault on the besieged enclave. Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua was martyred when Israeli fighter jets bombed his tent shelter in the northern city of Jabalia in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to Al-Aqsa television …

An Israeli airstrike at a hospital in Gaza on Sunday martyred five people, including a Hamas political leader, Palestinian medics and Hamas said. The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Hamas said a member of its political office, Ismail Barhoum, had been martyred. Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV said Barhoum was being …

The death toll in Hamas-run Gaza has crossed 50,000, as the health ministry in Gaza reported on Sunday that at least 50,021 people have been martyred since the conflict with Israel began in October 2023. The ministry also stated that 113,274 people have been wounded in the ongoing war. According to Gaza’s civil defense agency, the death toll had surpassed …

Israel’s total blockade of the Gaza Strip enters its 12th day, with no food, fuel or medicine allowed in, as mediated talks with Hamas continue in the Qatari capital, Doha. The Israeli negotiation team, that were likely to leave Qatar today, will remain in Doha as ceasefire talks continue, Arab media reported citing a report by the Times of Israel …

Israel has cut off the electricity supply to Gaza in a move that is likely to escalate tensions as truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue. The decision, announced by Israel’s energy minister, Eli Cohen, on Sunday, immediately halts the power supply to the Gaza Strip, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis and affecting essential services, including a desalination plant that …