The basic framework, officials familiar with the talks say, is an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a six-week ceasefire. Mediators are applying pressure on all parties.

Officials said the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months of fighting that has destabilized the Middle ...

Advances have been made over the weekend in negotiations to broker a deal that would end Israel's deadly assault on Gaza and see the release of hostages held by Hamas.

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Israel and Hamas are close to a possible hostage, ceasefire deal in which 33 hostages will be released during the first phase ...

CAIRO — U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and ...

The pressure is building for Hamas to come to yes,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in an interview.

United States and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and ...

A Gaza truce is on the edge of being accepted by Hamas and Israel, but incoming vice-president JD Vance believes it's Trump's ...