Written by The upcoming talks in Qatar represent the latest effort by the United States to forge a cease-fire after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Source link
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said U.S. and Qatari negotiators would soon restart long-stalled negotiations, but that it remained unclear if Hamas was willing to engage. Source link
U.S. and Israeli officials ae set for talks in Doha on a cease-fire and hostage deal, the U.S. secretary of state said. He announced $135 million in aid for Palestinians. Source link
The secretary of state’s trip comes as questions persist about what might bring an end to the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, and what will happen after the conflict. Source link
Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel early Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour aimed at renewing talks for a comprehensive deal to end the intensifying […]
Iran says manner of Sinwar’s death will strengthen ‘spirit of resistance’ Iran’s mission to the UN has said the circumstances of Yahya Sinwar’s death will strengthen the “spirit of resistance”. Sinwar was apparently killed while fighting Israeli forces in Rafah, rather than hiding in a bunker as Israel had consistently portrayed him. A still from […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned as “unacceptable” Israeli firing on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, a stance echoed by Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez during the summit in Cyprus. The three countries together have around 2,000 troops in the UNIFIL mission, which said Israeli tank fire led to the injury […]