"The flexibility and constructive approach shown by Israel in the negotiations are not matched by Hamas,” the official said.

The IDF’s exhaustion and Hamas’ dogged survival points to the likelihood of a Gaza ceasefire in the next two months. The ...

The US, meanwhile, said that Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be travelling to a European country for talks on a truce, as ...

Hamas has rejected a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal, a senior official in Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office ...

Hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler said the recent deal will provide a pathway to negotiate peace in the future.

Israel rejected Hamas' proposed changes to the latest Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, but will send negotiators to Qatar on Sunday to try to close remaining gaps, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has underscored the major role of tiny emirate Qatar in bridging differences between the enemies.

Qatar has taken on the role of intermediary in negotiations aiming to secure the release of more than 200 hostages captured by Hamas in its attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Four already have been freed .

“Qatar is giving safe haven to Hamas leaders, funding trillions of dollars, buying their ideology in the United States, buying their way all over the world,” Israel’s economy minister, Nir ...

Israel dispatched David Barnea, the chief of its Mossad intelligence agency, to Qatar to negotiate the hostage deal with Hamas indirectly through Qatari mediators in the days before the ground ...

Qatar has been able to play this role because it has hosted Hamas leaders in exile, though it's unclear whether it can keep doing so amid growing pressure from the U.S., Israel and Europe, which ...

The chief Hamas negotiator is Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas official based in Qatar. He served as a deputy to Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who helped plot the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.