Israel and Hamas were sending senior-level delegations to Cairo this weekend as U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared for a high-stakes summit they hope will break the deadlock in ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new ...

Months of feverish negotiations ... It essentially allows Israel – and Hamas – to abandon discussions after the six-week first phase and resume the war. That breakthrough was a concession ...

GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images Negotiations on a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group are due to resume in Cairo on Wednesday, after two days of talks in the Qatari capital, ...

A Hamas delegation arrived on Saturday to be nearer at hand to review any proposals that emerge in the main talks between Israel and the mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and the United States ...

Key mediator Egypt expressed skepticism Wednesday as more details emerged of the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire ...

TEL AVIV, Israel ... of hostages held by Hamas. A senior official traveling with Blinken said his arrival in the region comes at a “critical time” in the ceasefire talks and the secretary ...

days after the US put forward proposals that it and mediators Qatar and Egypt believe would close gaps between Israel and Hamas. Truce talks are expected to resume in Cairo in the coming days ...

Columbia University resumed classes with students sunbathing and eating ice cream on the lawn that was home to a ...