Blinken: Hamas response to hostage proposal is unworkable

Hamas’s official response to Israel’s hostages-for-ceasefire proposal included modifications that are not workable, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Read more

Israeli forces rescue four hostages from Gaza

Israeli forces on Saturday rescued four hostages from two separate locations in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. Read more

Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ Hamas plan emphasizes security control

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented a “day after” plan for Gaza, his first official proposal for when the war in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory ends. Read more

Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ Hamas plan emphasises security control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night formally presented for the first time his “day after” Hamas plan, which reiterates his oft-stated goal of completely eradicating the Palestinian terror group and emphasises ongoing Israeli security control west of the Jordan River, including in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Read more

Riyadh wants declaration on Palestinian state for Israel ties

Arabia would suffice with a declared Israeli commitment to the two-state solution in order to normalise ties with Jerusalem as part of a broad agreement, including a defence pact with the United States. Read more

Hamas rejects offer of two-month ceasefire for release of all hostages

Hamas rejected an Israeli proposal for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the staged release of the 136 remaining hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, a senior Egyptian official told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Read more

Israeli operations in Gaza continue as Hamas fires from schools, mosque

Israel Defence Forces troops continued to operate deep inside the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fighter jets struck Hamas assets across the Palestinian enclave. Read more

Israel: UN chief’s tenure ‘danger to world peace’

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused U.N. chief Antonio Guterres of supporting Hamas and called his tenure a global threat. Read more