On a deadline: How Biden and Trump brokered hostage deal before ‘all hell’ broke loose
Mediators used framework outlined by outgoing US president and were empowered by Israel's weakening of Iranian axis, but needed assistance from US president-elect to close the deal The post On a deadline: How Biden and Trump brokered hostage deal before ‘all hell’ broke loose appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu, Biden speak on ceasefire and hostage deal
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Hamas-run Gaza announced that 46,006 people have been killed in Gaza since the war with Israel began on Oct. 7, 2023. Palestinians carry the body of a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip,
Hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza close, White House says
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Jan. 13 that a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza couple be completed within the week, before President-elect Donald Trump replaces President Joe Biden on Jan.
Hopes rise for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, the first positive sign in months that a truce in the Israel-Hamas war may be in sight.
Hopes for Gaza ceasefire deal echo end of Iran hostage crisis
Negotiators are on the cusp of a viable deal to free the remaining hostages being held in Gaza. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell details the parallels between the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the Hamas release timeline.
Biden says ceasefire and hostage release deal ‘on the brink’ of completion
The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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Crisis in the Middle East: What is happening?
On October 7, 2023, the decades-long conflict in the region experienced an unprecedented escalation when Hamas and other ...
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire and hostage release deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
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Body recovered in Gaza confirmed to be 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni
Palestinians and family members of hostages who ... refugees living in Lebanon - and an increasing number of Lebanese after the country fell into a major economic crisis beginning in 2019 ...
Middle East live updates: 'Real chance' of Gaza ceasefire success, source says
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the ...
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Biden spoke with Netanyahu; Sullivan says hostage deal very close
Biden and Netanyahu discussed efforts underway to reach a deal to halt the fighting in the Palestinian enclave and free the remaining hostages there ... ceasefire deal in Lebanon, the fall ...
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Middle East latest: Israel launches new strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels
A third of the 100 hostages still held ... as many Syrian refugees living in Lebanon — and an increasing number of Lebanese since the country's major economic crisis began in 2019 — sought ...