Israel’s desire to keep troops in Gaza was among the ceasefire sticking points discussed Tuesday by senior officials from the U.S., Israel and Qatar, according to a White House official who spoke on ...

Wednesday also saw five leaders from African states visit the White House, where they became the latest to lavish the US ...

Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement ...

A man held hostage by Hamas for more than 500 days in Gaza spoke out at an event in suburban Highland Park on Wednesday night.

A deal being hammered out with Hamas would see 10 men released out of 20 believed to be alive, and the decision about who ...

As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of ...

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, and a European naval force in ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with a group of bipartisan Senate leaders at 4 p.m. He met with President Donald Trump Monday and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Tuesday.

Hamas said key hurdles remained in the talks, notably the free flow, Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza and ’real ...

Hamas said some of the remaining hurdles to a ceasefire include the free flow of aid into Gaza, Israeli military withdrawal from the area and "real guarantees" for a lasting peace.

President Trump on Wednesday said he believed the U.S. was close to securing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

A senior Israeli official predicts Israel and Hamas will come to a ceasefire in the "next week or two," a longer timeframe ...