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Gaza Cease-Fire Talks to Resume, but No Sign Yet That Hamas Will Take Part

Israel and the United States plan to send envoys next week to negotiations in Qatar, as the related wars in Gaza and Lebanon rage on.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom

The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

William Burns, the C.I.A. director, made a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Israel hammers Beirut suburbs as US pushes for cease-fire

Israel hammered Beirut’s suburbs overnight with airstrikes as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Lebanon. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the Israeli military's ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens as rockets are fired into Israel

Israel targets north-eastern Lebanon and Beirut, while bombardment of Gaza raises fears of worsening humanitarian conditions for civilians. Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 52 people ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

Israel's Netanyahu fires defence minister, says trust 'broken'

World - Yahoo News - 9 hours ago

Israel's Netanyahu fires Gallant on U.S. Election Day 2024

News of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister Yoav Gallant emerged during Election Day in the U.S. and as conflict grows in the Middle East. CBS News' Leah Mishkin reports ...

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 ...

Middle East latest: US says it will send THAAD defense battery to Israel, along with US troops

The U.S. is sending a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with troops to operate it

World - ABC News - October 14

Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces

U.S. Army leaders say the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will add to strains on the Army’s air defense forces

White House notified before Israel's attack on Iran, defense official told CBS News

A defense official told CBS News that the White House was notified in advance of Israel's attack against Iran.

Israel Struck Air Defenses Around Critical Iranian Energy Sites, Officials Say

Israeli attacks hit air-defense systems around important energy sites but avoided the facilities themselves, Iranian and Israeli officials said. The United States had urged Israel not to strike ...

World - The New York Times - October 27

Israel's Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister as wars rage. Protests erupt across country

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts ...

World - ABC News - 6 hours ago

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 says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader

The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leader

World - ABC News - October 23

Israel considering Egyptian plan for 2-week cease-fire with Hamas, source says

Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News as Secretary of ...

U.S. tries to secure cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas as violence surges in Middle East

The U.S. is once again trying to secure a cease-fire deal in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv, also pushing for a deal between Israel and ...

Hopes not high for cease-fire talks with Blinken again in Israel to try to revive negotiations

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the midst of yet another trip to Israel to try to jumpstart talks for a hostage release and cease-fire deal in Gaza, but optimism is low for any ...

Earlier Drone Attack From Lebanon Hit Israeli Leader's Home

The disclosure comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel in a fresh push for a cease-fire.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 22

Blinken in Saudi Arabia to push for Middle East cease-fire, urging Israel to seek deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing his efforts to revive cease-fire talks for the Middle East from Saudi Arabia Wednesday after telling Israel to pursue a deal that would secure ...

Israel Bombs Lebanese City as Blinken Hints at New Ideas for Gaza Cease-Fire

The Israeli military struck targets in the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, the latest phase of a bombardment campaign against the militant group Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal, as officials say a limited cease-fire has been discussed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” in Gaza after its tactical victories against Hamas

World - ABC News - October 23

Israeli forces attack targets around Beirut while Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has put more civilians at risk as Israeli forces attacked more targets around Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel. One eyewitness told CBS ...

Qatar, Hamas engage for cease-fire talks, Israel's Mossad chief headed to Doha

Israel has announced the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, will head to Doha as news emerges of Qatar reengaging Hamas leadership for potential Gaza cease-fire negotiation talks. This comes as ...

Oil prices end lower on progress toward Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

Oil futures finished lower on Thursday, after comments from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggesting progress toward Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations eased the risk of disruptions to ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

World awaits potential Israel, Hamas cease-fire news as leaders head to Qatar

Leaders from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and other nations are hoping to rekindle Israel, Hamas cease-fire talks as Qatar indicates it has engaged Hamas leadership again for a possible deal. CBS News' ...

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 ...

Hezbollah chief says group will hold out in its war with Israel for 'suitable' cease-fire terms

Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem has said in his first public comments that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered cease-fire terms it ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Waves of rocket fire from Lebanon hit Israel, killing 7 in deadliest strikes since Israeli invasion

Israeli authorities say rocket barrages fired from Lebanon have killed seven people in northern Israel

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Local authorities in northern Israel say 5 people have been killed by projectiles fired from Lebanon