US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to comment on Trump's announcement, and in their public statements the two sides remain far apart.

Hamas said it had given a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal, adding that further talks were needed. But ...

Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official ...

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but says further talks are ...

The Hamas militant group said Friday it has issued a "positive response" to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire proposal​ in its war ...

President Donald Trump previously said Israel had agreed to a ceasefire deal, but Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu still has ...

Mr. Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington next Monday. The president told ...

Hamas and Israel staked out their positions ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal.

Hamas said it had responded on in "a positive spirit" to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks.

But it added: "In light of an assessment of the situation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the invitation to proximity talks be accepted and that the contacts for the return of our ...

Ceasefire plan includes hostage-prisoner swap and pause in bombing, but final approval from Netanyahu still awaited ...