Cease-fire

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza • PM Netanyahu: With God's help, we will bring them all home

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.
 THE WRITER attends a demonstration as she holds a sign with photos of hostages, including two who were released on Sunday and three others who were murdered. The large print on the sign says: ‘How much more blood will be spilled? Screaming out for them.’

Israel at a crossroads: Peace or perpetuating the cycle of violence – opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 28, 2024

'We're still in the eye of the storm,' Netanyahu says amid Lebanon ceasefire deal hopes

 Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

Israel close to reaching a new ceasefire deal with Hamas - WSJ


Egyptian lawyer calls for arrest of Hamas leaders in Cairo

Delegation arrived Tuesday for truce talks.

Israeli embassy in Cairo.

Hamas threatens to resume attacks

'Our finger is still on the trigger,' admonishes senior Hamas official, if Palestinian demands are not met; says major demand is lifting blockade on Gaza.

Rafah border crossing Sinai Gaza370

Israel agrees to extend Gaza cease-fire

Israeli official says Israel will extend truce under current terms; Hamas says group will not extend cease-fire unless significant progress is made in negotiations.

An Israeli tank drives as it returns to Israel from the Gaza Strip

Future US mediation should involve greater regional diplomatic role

US attempts for a cease-fire in Gaza have been a disaster.

Tracks from artillery fire seen in sky above Gaza border

The Kerry-Qatar cease-fire document: What it says about American strategy in the Middle East

Not only did Kerry’s proposal accede to many of Hamas’ demands, it upgraded Hamas’s international standing.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Cairo.

Israel focuses on demilitarizing Gaza at Cairo cease-fire talks

Islamic Jihad says issue of disarming Palestinian groups in Gaza will not be discussed during indirect talks with Israel.

Ismail Haniyeh on a chair, looking expressive 370

Israel sends delegation to Cairo for truce talks as cease-fire appears to hold

Tense quiet in South as Hamas appears to be honoring 72-hour cease-fire; Israeli delegation joins Palestinian factions in Cairo for long-term truce talks.

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi looks on as he delivers a speech in Cairo.

IDF completes withdrawal from Gaza, keeps forces massed on border

Hamas fires salvo of rockets at Israel just ahead of an 8:00 a.m. truce; IDF redeploys troops to defensive positions on the Gaza border, 32 Gaza attack tunnels destroyed.

IDF force in south

72-hour truce comes into effect following barrage of rocket fire from Gaza

Hamas fires salvo of rockets at Israel from Ma'ale Adumim to the southern coastal region and the Shfela just ahead of an 8:00 a.m. truce.

Soldiers stand next to an Iron Dome battery.

Israel, Hamas agree to 3-day truce

Jerusalem: We accepted "unconditional" cease-fire only after IDF finished destroying Gaza terror tunnels.

Soldiers stand next to an Iron Dome battery.