Will the peace in Gaza hold? What’s next for that region? And how will Trump use his unique position to press for broader peace?

In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.

On January 11, Witkoff flew to Israel, securing a meeting with Netanyahu. McGurk called in from Doha. Netanyahu agreed to send the heads of Israeli intelligence and internal security back to Doha for negotiations, which mostly took place in the Qatari prime minister’s private office.

The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct ... White House Middle East adviser Brett McGurk was leading the U.S. delegation in the talks in Cairo on Monday, but was expected to soon depart as lower-level officials aim ...

Emily Damari makes emotional first comments as she is among first hostages released by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire deal while 90 Palestinian prisoners are also freed from Israeli jails

In pictures: Israel strikes hundreds of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

(JTA) — Following six weeks of fighting, Israel’s government has agreed to a deal with Hamas that will free about 50 of the hundreds of hostages that Hamas took in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five major Jewish organizations have teamed up to maintain American support for Israel and fill what they say is a gap in coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. “The 10/7 Project ...

A second round of prisoners are to be exchanged between Hamas and Israel on Saturday as part of a ceasefire. An Israeli bulldozer was filmed ripping up parts of a road in the occupied West Bank ...

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said he plans to resign in March, in the highest-level departure to date of a military or security official over the Hamas-led attacks in 2023. Palestinians celebrated on the ...

The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months of war. Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it ...

Sunday’s call between Biden and Netanyahu came as the head of Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency, David Barnea, and Biden’s top Mideast adviser, Brett McGurk, were both in the Qatar ...