U.S. officials voiced confidence Friday that a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas could be closed as early as next week, even as the Palestinian militant group seems ...

That cease-fire led to the return of more than 100 Israeli hostages captured during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and raised hopes among mediators and ...

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Negotiators believe that the chances of a cease-fire deal in Gaza are “close to zero,” according to Channel 12, Israel’s leading TV station. Which raises the question: Was a diplomatic ...

President Biden claims a cease-fire deal in the Middle East is closer than ever. Biden made the surprise announcement after signing a proclamation establishing a national monument in memorial of ...

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a residential building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 16, 2024. REUTERS Israel has ...

that the Trump campaign did not have permission to use the track and that the singer has threatened to send the Republican presidential nominee's camp a cease-and-desist. PEOPLE has reached out to ...

International mediators working on a cease-fire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas announced Friday they have presented both parties with a “bridging proposal” that builds ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is complaining that his negotiators are “showing weakness” at the troubled cease-fire talks with Hamas — while he’s not willing to “concede to ...

DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal ...

Hamas leaders on Sunday rejected a proposed cease-fire agreement hammered out in talks last week that had drawn optimism from U.S., Egypt and Qatar mediators suggesting a deal could be close.

The Padres are still trying to figure out who will follow Dylan Cease in their rotation as the regular season winds down, hopefully followed by a long playoff run. Darvish is on his regular ...