Hamas, Qatar and Israel

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of dozens of hostages. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
The cease-fire between Hamas and Israel is expected to go into effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry. Qatar’s foreign minister Majid al-Ansari urged ...
It came after a Hamas source said the group’s leader, Khalil Al Hayya, had delivered approval for the ceasefire agreement to mediators in Qatar. Shortly after the news broke, President Elect Don ...
The move follows a January 15 ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, which included a ...
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced efforts to mediate talks between Israel and Hamas ...
Three Israeli male hostages are expected to be released on Saturday in what will be the fifth round of releases since the ...
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a ...
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that displaced Palestinians be permanently resettled outside Gaza and proposed the U ...
Arab mediators from Egypt and Qatar are concerned that US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and permanently empty the enclave of its Palestinians may impact the ongoing Gaza ceasefire ...