Biden Ceasefire Deal

Qatar: No "Clear Position" From Israel Over Ceasefire Deal

Mediator Qatar said Tuesday it was waiting for a "clear position" from Israel on a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. "We have yet to see a very clear position from the Israeli government," foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said, adding there was no "concrete approval" from either ...

CIA Chief Expected in Qatar to Push Biden's Ceasefire Deal

Senior US officials are expected in the Middle East on Wednesday to push Biden's ceasefire deal, as nine Israeli soldiers were injured in base explosion. The head of the CIA and a White House special adviser are expected in the Middle East on Wednesday to rally support for the latest ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza ...

Israel Strike on UNRWA School Kills 37, Say Gaza Hospital

A hospital in central Gaza said Thursday at least 37 people were killed in Israeli bombardment overnight of a UN-run school which the Israeli military said housed a "Hamas compound". The military said it "eliminated" several "terrorists" after its jets "conducted a precise strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside an UNRWA school in the area of ...

Hamas' Sinwar Sets Out Ceasefire Red-Lines

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, presented two conditions to mediators necessary for Hamas to agree to any proposal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday . According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinwar said that Hamas would not agree to any agreement that did not contain Israeli commitments to a permanent ceasefire. He also set ...

Blinken in Middle East to Push Biden's Ceasefire Plan

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to visit the Middle East on Monday, in his eight visits since the start of the war in Gaza, as he pushes president Joe Biden's seemingly stalling ceasefire plan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from ...

Netanyahu Reaffirms Commitment to Ceasefire in Blinken Meeting

Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to a ceasefire as Blinken plans to discuss Biden's proposal with the Israeli opposition on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in ...

Egypt Pressuring Hamas to Accept First Phase of Ceasefire Deal

Egypt is pressuring Hamas on Sunday, to accept the first phase of Biden's ceasefire proposal according to The New Arab. Hamas responded to the ceasefire proposal last week, declaring that it had made amendments, which Israel later deemed to drastic to accept. According to an Egyptian source cited by The New Arab, Egypt and the US have been ...

Israel, Hamas Agree to "Interim Governance" Plan in Peace Deal

The Washington Post is reporting, Wednesday, that "the framework is agreed" for a Gaza ceasefire agreement, although a lot of work still remains on finalizing a lot of complex details. According to the WP, Israel and Hamas have both signaled their acceptance of an "interim governance" plan, in which a US-backed force, drawn from supporters of the ...