Both Israel and Hamas have made a deal to end the Gaza war. The terms resemble those leaked over the past week. Israel will release a large number of Palestinian prisoners and Hamas will release remaining hostages. The two sides will stop fighting for 42 days. The negotiations have faltered so far.
President Joe Biden announced the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas from the White House on Wednesday. It is nearly identical to the agreement that he announced in May. Experts and Palestinian Americans argue that the deal should have been reached much earlier. The death toll of Palestinians in Gaza has risen from 39,000 to 46,707 since July.
Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on Thursday. The delay came after Israeli strikes in Gaza killed more than 80 people. Hamas is trying to add some of its members to the list of Palestinian prisoners that would be released under the deal, according to the BBC. Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said …
The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby is confident that a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal can still be implemented on Sunday. The families of two Americans slated for immediate release are waiting for answers. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Hamas is trying to back out of the deal and delay a cabinet vote.
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Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said that the president got it done. She argued that it was President Biden's framework from last May that is the foundation for the deal. Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s pick for Middle East envoy, got involved in the ceasefire deal.
Trump's team was critical in securing a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, according to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. Steve Witkoff, who will be Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, was allowed to lead the negotiations. The deal was negotiated under Joe Biden's administration, but its terms will be implemented by the next one.
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump. The two presidents directed their advisers to work together to push Israel and Hamas over the finish line for an agreement to halt the fighting that has ravaged Gaza and release hostages who have been …
Hamas is committed to the terms of the ceasefire agreement with Israel, Izzat al-Risheq, a senior member of the group’s political bureau, said in a post on Telegram on Thursday. Israel intensified its airstrikes across Gaza shortly after the ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced. At least 32 people were killed in heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza City on …
There is a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Hamas will release 33 hostages in exchange for Israel's release of 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails. Israel will withdraw from populated areas in Gaza during the first phase of the agreement. Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, helped put pressure on Netanyahu to approve the compromises necessary to end the …
There are no winners in war, but history suggests combatants are eager to convince the world otherwise. The 15-month conflict in Gaza may prove to be an exception. Even if a full ceasefire holds, the future of Gaza remains deliberately clouded. Trump’s return to the White House may have helped pressure Benjamin Netanyahu into a ceasefire, but not to a …
On January 15, 2025, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Negotiations happened in Qatar with the significant help of the US President-elect Trump and his team. Qatar’s prime minister informed that the exchange of hostages and prisoners will start from Sunday. Trump's foreign policy is to bring peace and solve the ongoing conflict worldwide. US State …
Joe Biden announced a ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas to halt the bloody war in Gaza. The deal was negotiated by Biden's team and will be implemented by the incoming administration. Steve Witkoff was dispatched on his own to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convince him to take the deal.
Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday. The deal was reached after the White House brought Trump's Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months. Trump had warned of "hell to pay" if a deal wasn't done by his inauguration …
Israel escalated attacks on Gaza Thursday, killing at least 70 Palestinians. The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas will take effect on Sunday. Negotiators are working on steps to implement the agreement. The agreement calls for a surge in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and the International Committee of the Red Cross is preparing to scale up its aid operations.
Families of U.S. hostages held by Hamas are grateful to Donald Trump for his role in the cease-fire negotiations with Israel. Jonathan Dekel-Chen's son Sagui was taken by Hamas. Ruby Chen's son Itay Chen was taken hostage. Brian Kilmeade reminds people of the 47 Americans killed by Hamas and invites them to the inauguration.
Netanyahu's office says his Cabinet won't meet to vote on the Gaza cease-fire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a "last minute crisis". The Israeli Cabinet was set to ratify the deal Thursday. President Obama, Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the deal would roll out in three phases. The …
Hamas and the Israeli regime have agreed to a deal that will halt the Gaza war and lead to a prisoner swap between the two sides. The deal will go into effect on Sunday, January 19. Hamas will release 33 Israeli prisoners in exchange for Palestinian prisoners during the first phase of the agreement, which will last six weeks.
Trump's Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff helped broker a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas this week. The deal includes withdrawal of Israeli forces from all the populated areas of Gaza and the release of a number of hostages held by Hamas, including women and elderly and the wounded.
After more than a year of negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip. Israel's government still needs to approve the deal. The truce would begin on Sunday and cover an initial period of 42 days. 33 of the 98 remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians in …
The Israeli cabinet is due to meet on Thursday to approve the ceasefire agreement that was announced on Wednesday. Since the ceasefire was announced, the IDF killed at least 71 Palestinians in strikes across Gaza, including 61 in Gaza City alone. The Israeli negotiating team is in Doha, Qatar, where negotiations have been held.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal. The agreement is similar to the one Netanyahu torpedoed over the summer. It is not clear how a negotiated settlement accords with Netanyahu’s promise of ‘total victory’ and Hamas defeat. An open-ended war in Gaza has always suited Netanyahu and his supporters more than the interest of Israelis as a whole. …
Biden confirms Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal. The agreement consists of three phases, the first of which includes a "full and complete ceasefire" which will begin on 19 January. The second phase would involve the release of all remaining living hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all the populated areas of Gaza. The third phase would include returning …
After 15 months of warfare in Gaza, Israel and Hamas are preparing to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal. A vote is expected by Thursday. There will be a six-week truce effective on January 19. Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces will withdraw from population centers in Gaza and …