Us Confirms Direct Talks with Hamas over Gaza Hostages
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Gaza ceasefire talks stall, as Egypt proposes long-term reconstruction plan
Israel had agreed partial troop withdrawal by 9 March, but start of second phase of truce hits impasse. Talks aimed at maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza hit an impasse in Cairo on Saturday over ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff on Israel-Hamas talks, meeting with Putin
Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, described the next phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, his 3.5-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ...CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Hamas considers suspending talks with Israel unless prisoners freed
Yahoo News - Feb. 24 -
Hamas says there's been 'no progress' on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel
A senior Hamas official says no progress has been made in the latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group HamasABC News - 4d -
Police to interview Crown actor over Gaza rally
Khalid Abdalla says he will be interviewed by police after the rally in January.BBC News - 2d -
Tuchel holds talks with White over England future
England head coach Thomas Tuchel holds talks with Arsenal defender Ben White ahead of naming his first squad next month.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Putin hopeful after US talks on Ukraine ceasefire
Russian president says the first round held in Saudi Arabia lays the ‘groundwork for future co-operation’Financial Times - 6d -
What is at stake in the US-UK trade talks?
President Trump has raised the prospect of a deal that could help Britain avoid tariffsFinancial Times - 5d -
Is King Charles the key to keeping Ukraine and US talking?
King Charles has been a key part of efforts to maintain relationships with Trump and Zelensky.BBC News - 2d -
The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: the ceasefire and hostage deal must not fizzle out | Editorial
As Donald Trump persists with a monstrous proposal to remove Palestinians, the immediate need is to prevent fresh conflict. . The pain and damage wreaked in the last 16 months will reverberate ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza
An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and she used the few means that were available to her to observe JudaismABC News - Feb. 25 -
IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage
The IDF said the bodies of Shiri Bibas' two children were identified, but the mother was not.ABC News - Feb. 20 -
Netanyahu vows to make Hamas pay for not returning body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas
Hamas on Thursday handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to be Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz. But overnight, Israel's defense ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump threatened 'all hell' if Hamas didn't free all its hostages. What happened?
He hasn't repeated his ultimatum ahead of Saturday's planned release.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Shiri Bibas remains identified as Israel and Hamas prepare for another hostage-prisoner swap
Gaza ceasefire deal still on track amid uproar over fate of two Israeli boys and initial false return of their mother’s body. The body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been identified, ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal
Yahoo News - Feb. 22 -
Hamas releases 6 more hostages, signals readiness for next phase of shaky ceasefire
Hamas on Saturday released six Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, signaling readiness for the next phase of a shaky ceasefire. Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians
Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Middle East latest: Hamas will return bodies of 4 dead Israeli hostages in exchange for prisoners
Hamas says it will return the bodies of four Israeli hostages early Thursday in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisonersABC News - Feb. 26 -
Hamas says 4 bodies of Israeli hostages returned, the final release of phase one
Hamas said it returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This was the final hostage release under the first phase of the ceasefire. Negotiations ...CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Trump warns that death awaits Hamas leaders and Gazans if hostages aren't immediately released
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to have members of Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza killed if hostages are not immediately released.NBC News - 11h -
Israel delays release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners after hostages freed
Israel delayed the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday after six hostages were freed that afternoon. Military vehicles that typically move in advance of the buses carrying ...The Hill - Feb. 23 -
Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza, Israel says, accusing Hamas of ‘serious violation’
IDF statement comes hours after Benjamin Netanyahu orders further crackdown on occupied West Bank over bus explosions. One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire
Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.CBS News - 3d -
Israel halts entry of aid to Gaza until Hamas agrees to new ceasefire deal
Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a new ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. “With the conclusion of the 1st stage of the hostages deal and ...The Hill - 3d -
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.NBC News - 2d -
Middle East crisis: Hamas accuses Israel of trying to ‘collapse’ Gaza ceasefire agreement – as it happened
Senior Hamas official claims Israel is attempting to avoid negotiations over second phase or ceasefire. Mourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis have been attending the funeral of two ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not saying Israel is without its flaws, but if we’re talking about the current conflict, you need to talk about Hamas’
They have different views on Israel, Zionism and antisemitism – could they find common ground?. Marco, 34, London . Occupation Public servant Continue reading...The Guardian - 6d -
BBC review finds 'serious flaws' over Gaza documentary
The documentary was pulled last week after it emerged its 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.BBC News - 5d -
Police to interview The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla over Gaza protest
Actor says he has received letter from Met over January march in London, and says right to protest is ‘under attack’. The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla has said he has been summoned to attend a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Tariffs, Ukraine and Gaza loom over Trump's 'American Dream' address
The theme of Trump's Tuesday address is "Renewal of the American Dream," but he's also expected to remark on what his second-term agenda may mean for the world.ABC News - 1d -
European Commission confirms Spanish league complaint against Man City over financial dealings
The European Commission has confirmed that it received a complaint from the Spanish soccer league accusing defending Premier League champion Manchester City of breaching financial rulesABC News - 5d -
Netanyahu says Gazan woman, not Shiri Bibas, was turned over by Hamas
Yahoo News - Feb. 21 -
Body handed over by Hamas is that of Shiri Bibas, Israeli sources say
Yahoo News - Feb. 22 -
Trump envoy Witkoff may travel to Middle East Sunday for Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, may travel to the region on Sunday if indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a second phase of a ceasefire deal show progress ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Hamas and Israel say they're ready for more talks as ceasefire's first phase ends
Hamas said Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire after prisoners were exchanged for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.NBC News - 6d -
Thursday Briefing: Trump and Zelensky Feud Over Peace Talks
Plus, Cambodia’s returned treasures.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
World Bank unit lambasts Pakistan over army-backed energy talks
IFC and development lenders urge authorities to rethink move to reopen negotiations to slash power costsFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
Germany’s Merz in ‘difficult’ talks over plans to boost defence spending
Debate over multibillion-Euro top-up to military fund is playing a central role in exploratory coalition discussionsFinancial Times - 5d -
Orbán calls on EU to launch peace talks with Moscow over Ukraine
Hungarian prime minister tells EU Council president Costa that he will oppose any bloc-wide agreementFinancial Times - 4d
