Blinken says Israel, Hamas cease fire deal "has to get done"

Israel Strikes Near Lebanon’s Capital as Hopes for a Cease-Fire Fade

The Biden administration sent envoys including the C.I.A. director to the Middle East this week, but Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas all appeared far from a deal to end the fighting.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Biden Talks to Netanyahu About Sinwar’s Death and Getting to a Cease-Fire

After arriving in Berlin for previously scheduled meetings, the president said he was sending the secretary of state to Israel in the coming days.

World - The New York Times - October 18

Israel and Hamas signal they are no closer to ending Gaza war after Sinwar's death

Hamas has confirmed that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and reiterated its stance that hostages the militant group took from Israel a year ago will not be released ...

World - ABC News - October 18

Autopsy Shows Hamas Leader, Yahya Sinwar, Was Killed by a Gunshot to the Head

Mr. Sinwar had also been hit in the arm during a firefight earlier with Israeli soldiers, according to the Israeli doctor who oversaw the autopsy. Hamas confirmed its leader’s death but said his ...

World - The New York Times - October 19

Hezbollah fires missiles into Israel after IDF strikes in Lebanon, Blinken back in Israel

Hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to try to revive stalled cease-fire negotiations, Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into northern and central Israel. ...

Israel continues Lebanon offensive, Hezbollah fires more projectiles as cease-fire hopes dwindle

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the killing of Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar provides a real opportunity to bring home the Israelis still held in Gaza, but CBS News foreign correspondent ...

Israel says aid is entering Gaza but Hamas is stealing it

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Dannon, is pushing back on allegations that Israel is not allowing sufficient aid to enter Gaza. Dannon said Hamas is stealing much of what enters ...

Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar Killed in Gaza, Israel Says

Sinwar, a U.S.-designated terrorist, in October 2023 triggered a war with Israel in Gaza that has since expanded to a multifront conflict in the Middle East.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed, Israel says

Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas and the architect of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on the country, was killed on Thursday during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Hamas Leader Killed in Gaza Fighting, Israel Says

The Israeli military confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he spoke with President Biden about working to ...

World - The New York Times - October 18

McConnell says Pelosi has done 'pretty good job' as ex-Speaker

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he thinks Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has done a “pretty good job” transitioning out of her House leadership role and suggested he would ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Trump speaks at Al Smith dinner after Harris during rally ridicules ‘father of IVF’ claim – US politics live

Donald Trump receives warm response and criticises lack of personal appearance by Kamala Harris, who spotlights reproductive rights during rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Don’t miss important US ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Blinken to meet with Netanyahu in Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday in Israel as the White House tries to revive hostage release talks in the wake of ...

Iran's military in a statement suggests a cease-fire in Gaza Strip and Lebanon trumps any retaliation against Israel

World - ABC News - October 26

Truck Hits Crowd at Israel Bus Stop as Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Restart

Police are treating the incident, which took place in a Tel Aviv suburb where the Mossad intelligence agency is based, as a terrorist attack.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 27

Senior Biden officials head to Israel as optimism grows over Lebanon cease-fire

TEL AVIV — Senior White House officials will travel to Israel on Thursday, a U.S. official and a source briefed on the matter told NBC News, as the Biden administration intensifies efforts to end ...

Rocket barrage kills 7 in Israel as U.S. pushes for cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza

Israel’s rescue service said projectiles fired from Lebanon on Thursday killed two more people in northern Israel, raising death toll there to seven in what’s been the deadliest rocket barrage ...

U.S. and Qatar Say Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Resume, but Offer Few Details

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said U.S. and Qatari negotiators would soon restart long-stalled negotiations, but that it remained unclear if Hamas was willing to engage.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Updates: Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians

The Knesset opened its winter session and approved legislation that banned the agency known as UNRWA from operating in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his spy chief was back home ...

World - The New York Times - October 29

Israel says it killed commander of Hamas aerial unit in Gaza strike

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

Death of architect of October 7 attack on Israel represents a devastating blow to Palestinian militant group

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Israel says Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas leader in Gaza, possibly killed

Israeli military says troops may have killed Hamas' senior leader in Gaza, as a separate strike targets "dozens of terrorists" allegedly holed up in a school.

Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar may have been killed

Israel says Hamas' senior leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, may have been killed by IDF troops during an operation in the enclave. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Ramy Inocencio have more.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF, Israel says

The Israeli foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three people killed in an operation in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas leader, killed by troops in Gaza

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "is an important landmark in the decline of the evil rule of Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

World - CBS News - October 18

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel says

Latest news following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was among three militants killed in Gaza by the Israeli military during a recent operation.

Hamas' Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF in Gaza, Israel says | Special Report

Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. Hamas' top leader and apparent architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel was killed during an ...

Israel says it killed Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar

World - Yahoo News - October 17

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