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 ...

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 ... opening crossings and reconstruction of Gaza as well as reaching a serious hostages/prisoners deal." ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Hamas said it sought a permanent ceasefire and a withdrawal of the Israeli military, prompting a rebuke from Steve Witkoff, ...

The latest friction in negotiations comes as the fighting nears 20 months of war, and as desperation grows among hungry Palestinians and relatives of hostages in Gaza.