U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that mediators would keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed plan, some of ...

Instead, Hamas waited nearly two weeks and then proposed more changes, a number of which go beyond positions that had previously taken and accepted." He did not spell out what the changes were.

Blinken said earlier Monday the time is now to conclude a Gaza cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas back to Israel and bring relief to Palestinian civilians.

Palestinian militant group Hamas has sought amendments to the latest US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, however, US envoy Steve Witkoff called Hamas' response "totally unacceptable." The latest ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the war in Gaza would go on after Hamas proposed "numerous" changes to a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan, some that he said were "workable ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the war in Gaza would go on after Hamas proposed “numerous” changes to a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan, some that he said were “workable ...