JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. official said Friday that mediators are preparing for a possible cease-fire and hostage-swap deal in Gaza, in a sign that...

EXCERPT: Blinken has urged Hamas to agree to cease-fire proposal, citing it as a pivotal moment for peace and security. U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

Hamas has claimed responsibility for a bombing in Tel Aviv late Sunday that killed the attacker and wounded a passerby soon after Secretary of State...

Israeli and Hamas officials have downplayed the idea that a deal could be imminent, saying that mediators’ efforts have not resolved major disputes.

(Bloomberg) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a cease-fire proposal to halt the war...

Thursday's summit in Doha is a Russian doll filled with layer upon layer of obstacles: it's unclear how much flexibility Netanyahu has given Israeli...

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging...

According to the mediators, the proposal 'allows for a swift implementation of the deal' ■ Talks are expected to continue next week in Cairo

Biden said that talks in Cairo could “remove any remaining obstacles,” but Israel and Hamas are skeptical.

The statement by the secretary of state put new pressure on Hamas, whose officials have called the proposal fundamentally slanted toward Israel.