US expects Israel to accept ceasefire deal – and it has more leverage than ever
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is under growing pressure at home and abroad to make a decision on a ceasefire deal to end the fighting […]
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Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal – as Israel says proposal is a ‘ruse’
Israel’s military says it is launching “targeted strikes” against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, just hours after the Hamas militant group announced […]
Threat of Netanyahu arrest may expedite Gaza hostage deal
The International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other government figures on suspicion of war crimes […]
How Israel could strike a hostage deal with Hamas, by negotiator who helped free Gilad Shalit
A hostage negotiator in talks with Hamas leaders has claimed the tone of conversations over the release of kidnapped Israelis has shifted in recent days […]
US Congress avoids shutdown in last-minute funding deal but Ukraine left without aid
The US government has narrowly avoided a shutdown after both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed a last-minute funding deal which has dropped […]