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US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Wednesday to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after

US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Wednesday to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after

US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Wednesday to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after

US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas on Wednesday to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli warning that the army will keep fighting the Palestinian militant group after

However, Hamas remains steadfast in its demand for a permanent ceasefire and complete Israeli withdrawal as preconditions for any agreement. On the other hand, Israel is committed to continuing its operations until Hamas’s influence is neutralized. Nevertheless, Israel recently agreed to a key concession regarding the movement of Palestinians to northern Gaza, signaling a potential breakthrough in negotiations. - Newsx

Talks have been at a standstill for weeks, but Israeli negotiators have reduced the number of hostages they want Hamas to release, offering a possible way forward.

Riyadh and Jerusalem CNN  —  Hamas is considering a new framework proposed by Egypt that calls for the group to release as many as 33 hostages kidnapped from Israel in exchange for a pause in hostilities in Gaza, an Israeli source familiar with the negotiations and a foreign diplomatic source told CNN.

Haaretz says Hamas has agreed to release 33 hostages including women, female soldiers, elderly people and injured captives

ALBAWABA - Citing Israeli military sources, the army is prepared to invade Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in a matter of 72 hours if no deal on a ceas

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his national security team see a narrow window to finally seal an agreement that would at least temporarily halt the war in the Gaza Strip and possibly end it for good even as they deflect pressure from college campus protests to abandon Israel in its fight against Hamas. Several factors converging at once have renewed the administration’s hopes that it can break through the stalemate in the next week or two. Biden’s team wants to capital...