... after scenario. They have adamantly opposed any moves to create an alternative civil administration in Gaza. So there is a straight-up, forward choice between Israeli military rule, the resumption of Hamas rule, which appears to be a strategic decision Israel has made in this agreement, for fear of strengthening ...
... efforts to get the hostages released. On the flip side, as you mentioned, Hamas has not been a reliable partner in these talks. But, in Israel, what do you think shifted that allowed things to get to at least this point today, where there is a deal? Jonathan Dekel-Chen ...
... the war could resume this spring. 'We have no strength left’ For hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians living in squalid tent camps and fearing Israeli airstrikes, the end of the war cannot come soon enough. Previous breakdowns in the talks have been followed by renewed Israeli offensives. “Last night ...
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says a ceasefire deal with Hamas has still not been reached. In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said that final details were still unresolved, but that it hoped “details will be finalized tonight.” That comes after multiple mediators had said Israel and ...
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that a Gaza ceasefire deal "has been reached" between Israel and Hamas. Watch White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's briefing in the player above. "It's a very good afternoon because at long last, I can announce a cease fire," Biden said in ...
... released by Hamas showing surviving hostages in distress, combined with news that a growing number of abducted Israelis have died, put added pressure on the Israeli leader. Hamas, a militant group that does not accept Israel’s existence, has come under overwhelming pressure from Israeli military operations, including the invasion ...
... power in Gaza in 2007, confining the Western-backed Palestinian Authority’s limited self-rule to parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The U.S. has called for a revitalized Palestinian Authority to govern both the West Bank and Gaza ahead of eventual statehood, which the Israeli government opposes.
Nick Schifrin: There's a phase two where you would see another round of Israeli hostages released, another round of Palestinian detainees released, and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. That would begin phase three, which is really the long-term phase. You would get the final Israeli hostages left ...
... blamed Israel for repeated setbacks in the negotiations, saying that on more than one occasion, it had accepted a proposal from mediators only to see Israel reject it or launch a new military operation. Israel and its close ally the United States have blamed setbacks on Hamas.Dozens of protesters ...
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