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‘Very optimistic’ ceasefire agreement will hold, Vance says in Israel

JNS — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:32:15 +0000

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is “very optimistic” that the White House-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror organisation will hold, the former Ohio senator said during a press conference in Israel on Tuesday. “What we’ve seen in the past week gives me great optimism that the ceasefire is going to hold,” Vance […]

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Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks in Cairo

AAP — Sun, 05 May 2024 02:27:00 +0000

Hamas negotiators have begun intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would bring a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official says, with the CIA director already present in Cairo for the indirect diplomacy. The Hamas delegation arrived from the Palestinian Islamist movement’s political office in […]

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Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks

AAP — Sat, 04 May 2024 12:33:43 +0000

Hamas negotiators have arrived in Cairo for intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official says, with the CIA director already present for the indirect diplomacy. Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News TV channel also confirmed the arrival of the Hamas delegation in Cairo. “The […]

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Mediators at Gaza talks push to secure truce: Israel

AAP — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 05:51:16 +0000

Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad says, despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Mossad chief David Barnea met on Friday with his US counterpart, CIA Director William Burns, to promote a deal that would […]

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Gaza talks halted over ‘delusional’ demands: Netanyahu

AAP — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 05:21:11 +0000

Israel sent negotiators for truce talks in Cairo as requested by US President Joe Biden but they did not go back for further talks because Hamas’ demands are “delusional,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. Netanyahu also said Israel would not give in to “international dictates” regarding a statehood agreement with the Palestinians, which he said […]

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Blinken says truce ‘possible’ as Hamas responds to plan

AAP — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:05:01 +0000

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has delivered its response to a proposed ceasefire deal for Gaza, and the United States says it believes an agreement is possible. Details of Hamas’ response were not immediately revealed but Qatar, which helped mediate the proposal that was passed on to Hamas last week and would also […]

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Mideast truce talks intensify as more hostages released

AAP — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:42:38 +0000

International pressure is growing on Israel and Hamas to extend a truce after another exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners and humanitarian aid was delivered to the besieged Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, 16 more hostages were released by Hamas on the final day of a two-day truce extension, which is set to expire early on […]

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Israeli military: no problem to resume Gaza offensive after truce

Yaakov Lappin — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:49:13 +0000

The Israel Defence Forces has expressed confidence in its ability to preserve its operational achievements in the northern Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, during a truce with Hamas designed to facilitate a hostage release deal. “We will know how to deal with any decision and know how to prepare in such a way that will […]

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Egypt’s proposal infuriates Hamas: economic rehabilitation in exchange for long term truce

Baruch Yedid - TPS — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:24:58 +0000

A Palestinian source has told TPS that Egyptian intelligence had recently offered the Hamas leadership to open economic horizons for it in Egypt and pursue a very generous passage policy at the border crossings, in exchange for a long term ceasefire with Israel, but Hamas sees this as interfering in its internal affairs and as an […]

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How Israel can disrupt Hamas’s re-armament plans

Yaakov Lappin — Tue, 25 May 2021 07:27:33 +0000

Yaakov Lappin: Col. (res.) Shaul Shay says the tight supervision of Gaza reconstruction and a clampdown on dual-use materials will be needed to prevent Hamas from restarting the buildup of its weapons program.

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