4 hours ago Gaza is 'on the brink' of peace, President Biden declares as Israel and Hamas look close to agreeing ceasefire deal

Mediators handed Israel and Hamas a final draft of an agreement yesterday, an official briefed on the negotiations said, following a midnight 'breakthrough' in talks in Doha

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4 hours ago Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal 'could be hours away' as negotiators meet in Qatar

Israeli official says negotiations are in ’advanced stages’ - with a deal possible in ‘hours, days or more’

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13 hours ago Gaza ceasefire deal is 'on the brink', says Joe Biden as he defends foreign policy record

Deal to end hostilities in Gaza is close, says Joe Biden a week before leaving office

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7 hours ago Israeli officials reveal how Gaza ceasefire will work as US says ‘ball in Hamas’s court’: Latest updates

Joe Biden says ceasefire deal ‘on the brink... of finally coming to fruition’

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14 hours ago A year of war in Gaza: A timeline of key moments as ceasefire talks continue

A year after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ in the wake of the 7 October attack into Israel the conflict has spread across the Middle East

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14 hours ago Israel and Hamas ‘on the brink’ of ceasefire and hostage release deal, says Biden: Latest updates

A peace deal would put an end to more than a year of fighting, during which tens of thousands of people have been killed

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15 hours ago Gaza ceasefire deal on the brink as Israel and Hamas close to ending bloodshed in Palestine

US and Arab mediators are said to have made 'significant progress' overnight toward a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas - to end the killing and release the hostages

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15 hours ago Biden says Trump administration officials ‘dead wrong’ on climate threat – US politics live

President criticizes Trump officials who deny existence of climate crisis in speech defending his foreign policy recordIt’s just past noon in Washington DC, meaning that one week from today, Joe Biden will no longer be president. The outgoing president is looking to make the most of his remaining time in office, and will at 2pm make a speech from the state department outlining his foreign policy accomplishments.“When President Biden entered office, our alliances had been badly damaged. We had abandoned agreements that made America safer. We were falling behind in our competition with China. US troops were still engaged in America’s longest war. Our adversaries were gaining strength. And the nation and the world were in the midst of a global pandemic,” a senior administration official said, in previewing the speech.St John’s Church Service Tea at the White House Swearing-In CeremonyUS CapitolFarewell to the Former President and Vice-President US Capitol Departure Ceremony The Preside...

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23 hours ago More than 700 British Jews reject police ban on Gaza ceasefire march in London

More than 700 British Jews reject police ban on Gaza ceasefire march in London  Middle East Eye

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15 hours ago Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas on the brink of sealing ceasefire deal

US president say agreement that could pause more than 14 months of fighting matches a proposal he made months agoJoe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting.In a speech in Washington meant to showcase his foreign policy achievements, the US president said on Monday that the contours of the deal matched a “proposal that I laid out in detail months ago”. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Prominent British Jews reject police ban on Gaza ceasefire march in London

Prominent British Jews reject police ban on Gaza ceasefire march in London  Middle East Eye

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18 hours ago Israel and Hamas on brink of peace as official claims final draft of ceasefire deal being considered

US national security advisor Jake Sullivan says: ‘We are now at a pivotal point in negotiations for ceasefire and hostage release deal’

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25 hours ago What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

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21 hours ago Israeli foreign minister reports progress in Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks

Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy attends Qatar talks amid reports of breakthrough in negotiationsIsrael’s foreign minister has described progress in talks for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages amid intensifying indirect negotiations in Qatar attended by Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy.Gideon Saar, speaking at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said Israel was working hard to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Final draft of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Israel and Hamas, official claims

The United States, Qatar and Egypt have worked for more than a year on talks – so far fruitlessly

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