The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.

Secretary of State Tony Blinken is “confident” the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal will be implemented on Sunday, he told reporters Thursday morning. His comments came hours after the deal’s progress was cast into doubt following a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office that Hamas had reneged on parts of the agreement.

A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been delayed on the orders of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

16 (UPI) --Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office delayed ... working with President Biden's top Middle East adviser Brett McGurk to push the negotiations forward and ensure continuity ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says ceasefire ... officials say WASHINGTON — White House Middle East adviser Brett McGurk had briefed Biden administration officials on ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke Sunday about efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, a sign of the intensifying push to reach a deal before Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday to pressure him on a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, there was someone on the speakerphone: Brett H. McGurk, President Joe Biden ...

During an initial 42-day ceasefire, Palestinian militant groups will hand over 33 hostages, three of them on Sunday, and Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, some of whom will be deported.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President ... and Biden’s top Mideast adviser, Brett McGurk, were both in the Qatari capital Doha.