Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue

Ceasefire talks in turmoil as Hamas responds to proposal

Talks to bring about a ceasefire and hostage deal that could stop the war in Gaza were thrown into doubt when Israel characterized a Hamas response to the latest proposal as a rejection, precipitating a blame game between the two sides.

Israeli official claims Hamas rejected cease-fire proposal outlined by US

Palestinian group changed ‘all of the main and most meaningful parameters’ of draft announced by President Joe Biden, official says - Anadolu Ajansı

White House Evaluating Hamas Response to Ceasefire Deal

The White House is evaluating Hamas’s response to a U.S.-led ceasefire agreement as the Biden administration attempts to broker a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East. Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group, both of which are designated by the United States as terror organizations, said they were ready to “deal positively to arrive at an agreement” and that their priority is to bring a “complete stop” to the war. National Secu…

How Israeli commandos had to fight Hamas terrorists to get out of Gaza after daring hostage rescue

The dramatic Israeli mission to rescue four hostages from a Gaza refugee camp nearly ended in disaster after an elite commando team was pinned down and surrounded by Hamas terrorists.

Ceasefire talks in turmoil as Hamas responds to proposal

Talks to bring about a ceasefire and hostage deal that could stop the war in Gaza were thrown into doubt Tuesday evening when Israel characterized a Hamas response to the latest proposal as a rejection, precipitating a blame game between the two sides.