"The flexibility and constructive approach shown by Israel in the negotiations are not matched by Hamas,” the official said.

The IDF’s exhaustion and Hamas’ dogged survival points to the likelihood of a Gaza ceasefire in the next two months.

The US, meanwhile, said that Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be travelling to a European country for talks on a truce, as ...

Hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler said the recent deal will provide a pathway to negotiate peace in the future.

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the changes requested by Hamas to a ...

Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to access food amid new Israeli ...

Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire deal to free some hostages Qatar's foreign ministry announced a "humanitarian pause" in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow release of some hostages.

The chief Hamas negotiator is Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas official based in Qatar. He served as a deputy to Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who helped plot the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The complex agreement was brokered by Qatar, which served as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel in exhaustive negotiations with the close involvement of the United States, and was endorsed ...

Qatar has asked Israel to commit that it would not eliminate senior Hamas leaders on its soil, Kan11 News reported Sunday night. There may be a connection between Qatar’s request and the Qatari ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bader Al-Saif, a history professor at Kuwait University, about the role that Qatar is playing as a broker in the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas.