Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire.
Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal
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Mediators say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza and to begin releasing the hostages held there.
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Negotiations between Israel and Hamas hit a last-minute snag on Wednesday, delaying the expected announcement of a ceasefire agreement to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal.
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Antony Blinken will make a case for post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to make a last-minute case Tuesday for a plan for the post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears tantalizingly close to completion.