But people briefed on the talks say it will be days ... withdraw from Gaza and respect a permanent cease-fire; and whether Hamas will agree to give up control of the Gaza Strip, according to ...

After twelve days of intense strikes between Israel and Iran – punctuated by the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear ...

MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a ...

Hamas' absence from the cease-fire talks does not eliminate chances of progress since its chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya is based in Doha and the group has open channels with Egypt and Qatar.

MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a ...

After weeks in which it seemed talks toward a cease-fire between Israel ... to accept any deal that enables Hamas to remain a military or governing power in Gaza. For Israel, a shift in the ...

JERUSALEM — The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again ...

The core demands of Hamas are a permanent end to the fighting in Gaza and a ... early stages of a cease-fire. Now, NPR is hearing this from Egyptian officials close to the talks.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has avoided a truce in Gaza. Boosted by his Iran campaign, he can negotiate ...

Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel gives an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war, a ...