Israel-Hamas war

Official says Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire, while Israel says details are being finalized

By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

An Israeli official said progress has been made, but the details are being finalized.

WATCH: Outlining his foreign policy legacy, Biden argues he offered the world a steady hand

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the U.S. safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four…

News Wrap: Biden and Netanyahu speak as Gaza ceasefire talks show signs of progress

In our news wrap Sunday, Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone amid signs of progress in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, efforts are underway for Syria to re-engage with other nations, South Korea’s suspended president will not attend the first hearing of…

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Israel sending Mossad director to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks in sign of progress

By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.

More than 46,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

Gaza's Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000.

Troops recover body of hostage from Gaza tunnel, Israel’s military says

By Tia Goldenberg, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Israel’s military says troops have recovered the body of an additional hostage from Gaza.

As ceasefire talks resume, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza, hospital workers say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war.

Biden administration notifies Congress of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war.

Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including children, in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume.

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, including several children, officials say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

One strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have been huddling in damp winter weather.