CAIRO, March 9 - Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days focused on the release of an American-Israeli dual national being held by the militant ...

President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Hamas has no other alternative but to disarm itself and exit Gaza for any cease-fire deal to work. Witkoff, who is traveling to Qatar on ...

The Trump administration’s secret talks with Hamas were a “one-off situation” that “hasn’t borne fruit,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Discussing the secret talks during his ...

Hamas offered to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-to-10-year truce in its war with Israel, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage negotiations said on Sunday.

Israel's military said the air strike targeted Hamas terrorists who "were identified operating in proximity to IDF troops and attempting to plant an explosive device in the ground in northern Gaza." ...

President Trump used social media last week to warn Hamas of the consequences of not freeing the remaining hostages in Gaza. The post came after the White House said it had held face-to-face talks ...

Dore Gold correctly noted that “Hamas” is an acronym for the “Islamic Resistance Movement” (“Notable & Quotable: Hamas,” March 4). It’s also worth adding that in Arabic, the word ...

Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both. By Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Under President Trump’s plan, the United States would govern Gaza and expel its residents.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Adam Boehler, the White House special envoy for hostage affairs, said Sunday that a “deal” in which every hostage taken by the Palestinian militant group Hamas is freed “could come together ...

Israel accused Hamas of rejecting a U.S. proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal. Describing the aid stoppage as "blackmail," Hamas said it was ready to begin talks for the next phase.

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