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Qatar, US Announce Gaza Truce, Hostage Release Deal Agreed

Qatar, US Announce Gaza Truce, Hostage Release Deal Agreed

Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza. After mediators earlier said a deal had been reached, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that some issues in the framework remained “unresolved”, though …

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Israel and Hamas Near Agreement on Cease-Fire Deal, Qatar Says

Israel and Hamas Near Agreement on Cease-Fire Deal, Qatar Says

Israel and Hamas appeared close to an agreement to declare a cease-fire in Gaza and release hostages held there after over 15 months of war, the Qatari government said on Tuesday. Mediators had “managed to minimize a lot of the disagreements between both parties,” Majed al-Ansari, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters. The talks on Tuesday were focused on …

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Qatar Says Gaza Truce Talks In ‘Final Stages’

Qatar Says Gaza Truce Talks In ‘Final Stages’

Key mediator Qatar said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their “final stages” on Tuesday, adding that it was hopeful an agreement could be reached “very soon”. Qatar, Egypt and the United States have stepped up efforts to broker a ceasefire to enable the release of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 …

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Biden speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu as ceasefire negotiations take place in Qatar

Biden speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu as ceasefire negotiations take place in Qatar

President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. During the call, the two leaders discussed the deal based on the arrangement outlined by Mr. Biden last year, the White House said. “The President discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire deal in …

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Israel sends Mossad intelligence agency director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Israel sends Mossad intelligence agency director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office announced the decision Saturday evening, local time. It was not immediately clear when David Barnea would travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha, for the latest round of …

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