Israel, Gaza and Cairo

Israel and Hamas talks stall as Gaza ceasefire set to expire
Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal with Hamas, rather than begin negotiations over the more politically fraught second stage.
Middle East latest: Israeli negotiators head home from ceasefire talks in Cairo, official says
Negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas are taking place in Cairo, and an Israeli official says the country's negotiating team was returning home Friday evening.
Israel sends negotiators to Cairo to extend phase-one of Gaza ceasefire
Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future.
Alert: Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo
Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo. The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant. The Hearst Foundations has awarded two Washington groups with grants.
Gaza ceasefire: Israeli delegation head to Cairo to see if there is common ground to negotiate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his delegation to travel to Cairo on Thursday to continue Gaza ceasefire talks. Under the first phase, Hamas freed 25 Israeli hostages and returned the bodies of eight more in exchange for nearly 2,
Israel sends delegation to Cairo for Gaza talks as ceasefire’s future put in doubt
Prime Minister's Office mum on whether negotiators will discuss phase two of hostage-ceasefire deal; official says troops will remain in Gaza-Egypt border zone, defying agreement The post Israel sends delegation to Cairo for Gaza talks as ceasefire’s future put in doubt appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Syria, Israel and Russia

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Washington coalesces around cautious sanctions relief for new Syrian government
Lawmakers from both parties and policy experts agreed that sanctions should be slowly lifted in exchange for Syrian action on ...
Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich will meet with Treasury Secretary Bessent in Washington
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will head to Washington in the coming days to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary ...
Israel underestimated Hamas before Oct. 7 attack, military probe finds
Unlike the Israeli military, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has not launched a comprehensive commission to ...
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Why American Jews are turning away from Israel
Zionism was always conceived as a colonial project - and now many in the West are starting to see the threat it poses ...
Trump administration approves major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel
The Trump administration has approved a major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel, bypassing a normal congressional review ...
Amid truce concerns, US plans emergency $3 billion Israel arms deals
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs, demolition kits and other weaponry to Israel, the Pentagon said in statements on Friday.
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Keir Starmer’s top diplomat in Washington starts his job with high-stakes challenges
Peter Mandelson, the new U.K. ambassador to the U.S., is leading Britain’s latest charm offensive towards Trump ...
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Israel launches major airstrikes against Syria after announcing new policy to ‘pacify’
Israel launched a series of major airstrikes against Syria after announcing a new policy of “pacifying” the southern portion of the country. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said that ...
Gazan civilians released from Israeli detention say they endured abuse
Some released detainees have come back to find their homes destroyed and family members killed. Israel says it releases ...