Hamas wants a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire, terms U.S. and Israeli officials have rejected as unacceptable.

The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas.

Israel believes that its strikes against Iran will help in talks with Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. “The backing for Hamas will not be as strong ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that there had been "significant progress" in efforts to secure the ...

Hamas held Liat Beinin Atzili hostage for 54 days and killed her husband. In her grief, she explains why all she wants is ...

The proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in exchange for the release of some hostages in Gaza, Israeli officials said.

But the Israeli official described the proposal as one ... toppling its regime, and freeing the hostages. Hamas rejects Israeli demands that its leaders be expelled, that it lay down its arms ...

The Palestinian official, who is close to Hamas ... "The proposal includes the release of 10 living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in two groups in return for a 70-day ceasefire and a partial ...

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack that sparked the ...

Hamas is holding 58 hostages in Gaza. Of these, Israeli intelligence assesses that ... citing a Hamas official and an Egyptian official speaking on condition of anonymity. U.S. negotiators had ...

A Hamas official told Newsweek that Israel is forcing "civilians to move toward dangerous military zones in order to access ...