Hamas, Israel trade blame over Gaza truce delay - Al-Monitor
Dec 25, 2024 · Hamas and Israel traded accusations on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest round of Gaza truce talks.Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have taken place in Doha in recent days, rekindling hope for an agreement between the two warring parties that has so far proven elusive.On ...
Netanyahu tells Israel parliament 'some progress' on Gaza hostage …
Dec 23, 2024 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war.His comments in parliament came two days after Palestinian militant groups also talked of progress towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal.In recent days, indirect negotiations between Israel ...
Qatar says ‘renewed interest’ in Gaza talks, wants unified Arab …
Dec 8, 2024 · DOHA — Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said on Sunday there was "renewed interest" in reviving ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, a month after the Gulf state announced it would no longer be involved in leading the effort. The news came the same day that Syrian rebels announced they had taken control of Damascus ...
Yemen's Huthis a 'menace' for Israel despite weakened Iran: analysts
Dec 31, 2024 · Israel's devastating campaigns against Iran's regional allies have severely weakened its arch-enemy's ability to project its power, but Yemen's Tehran-backed Huthi rebels remain a stubborn thorn in its side, analysts say.With the ranks of Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah decimated after more than a year of war, and with the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria removing a key link in ...
Netanyahu authorises Israel negotiators to continue Doha hostage …
Jan 2, 2025 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised Israeli negotiators to continue talks in Doha on a hostage release, his office said Thursday, after Israel and Hamas traded blame for their slow progress.Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have taken place in Doha in recent weeks, rekindling hope for a ceasefire and hostage release agreement that has so far proven ...
Qatar tells Hamas leaders to leave as Gaza cease-fire talks …
Nov 8, 2024 · Along with Egypt, Qatar has facilitated the indirect negotiations between Israel and the militants over a possible cease-fire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip. On Monday, the State Department said that Hamas has rejected the latest proposal for a short-term truce in the Palestinian territory, where Israel’s 13-month military campaign is ...
Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse - Al-Monitor
Nov 9, 2024 · Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show "seriousness" in talks, the foreign ministry said Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with US blessing, has been involved in months of protracted diplomacy aimed at ending the war triggered by the Palestinian group's October 7 ...
Thousands protest in Israel for Gaza hostage deal - Al-Monitor
Dec 14, 2024 · Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday for a deal to release the remaining hostages still held in Gaza after more than 14 months of war against Hamas in the Palestinian territory."We all can agree that we have failed until now and that we can reach an agreement now," Lior Ashkenazi, a prominent Israeli actor, told a crowd gathered in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv. Itzik Horn, whose sons ...
Trump's national security adviser says ISIS, Israel border priorities ...
Dec 23, 2024 · Trump and President Joe Biden both worked to get Saudi Arabia to follow suit in establishing ties with Israel, but the effort was complicated by the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last year. Waltz tied Israel-Saudi normalization to efforts to secure the release of the Americans detained by Hamas in Gaza as well as to improvements in the ...
Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed Golan: PM
Dec 15, 2024 · The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the population of the annexed Golan Heights, while insisting it had no intention of confronting Syria after seizing a UN-monitored buffer zone.As Islamist-led rebel forces swept Syrian president Bashar al-Assad out of power last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered troops to seize the demilitarised zone between ...