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Hamas Agrees to Ceasefire Deal, Seeks Written Guarantees for Negotiations on Permanent Truce with Israel

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Hamas, whose top Gazan official is Yahya Sinwar, would only release male hostages during the ceasefire deal’s second phase.

In a significant development, Hamas has agreed to a US-backed ceasefire agreement with Israel, signaling a potential pause in the nine-month-long conflict in Gaza. However, the deal comes with a critical stipulation: Hamas is demanding written guarantees that mediators will continue negotiations for a permanent truce once the initial phase of the plan is implemented. … Read more

Netanyahu, Trapped by Hamas’ ‘Yes,’ Is Driving a Wedge Between Israel and the U.S.

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Netanyahu speech proposal met with Democrats' skepticism.

Given the recent crisis in the talks, Israel was taken aback by Hamas’ revelation that it welcomes the proposed cease-fire accord. The political establishment in Israel is refuting the blatantly untrue allegations that US President Joe Biden has turned his back on Israel. Additionally, the IDF is stepping up its military pressure and conducting operations … Read more

Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza

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Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza.

  JERUSALEM (AP) — The major ally of Israel, the United States, decided not to reject a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the decision on Tuesday. He pledged to continue the conflict and claimed that the resolution had given Hamas more confidence. … Read more

Israel strikes Rafah refugee camp, 37 killed, local health officials say

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Displaced members of Palestinian Abu Mustafa family, who fled their house due to Israeli strikes, prepare food as they shelter at the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 10, 2024.

  Feb. 12, DOHA/JERUSALEM  – Following US President Joe Biden’s directive to Israel not to assault Rafah without a solid strategy to protect civilians, Israeli strikes on the southern city of Gaza, Rafah, resulted in the deaths of 37 people and the injuries of numerous others, according to local health officials on Monday. Many Rafah … Read more