4 h. ago Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

All of the hostages will be released very soon, US president adds

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8 h. ago Deal could be reached ‘in coming days’ as top officials join Gaza peace talks

In a sign the talks were going well, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is considering a trip to the Middle East within a matter of days.

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13 h. ago Analysis: Trust is low in Gaza peace talks, and arrival of Donald Trump’s son

Jared Kushner is deeply mistrusted by Hamas, given links to controversial West Bank settlements

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33 h. ago Hamas says it is serious about Gaza peace deal on second anniversary of attack on Israel

Officials urge caution over prospects for rapid agreement as Israel continues bombardment of enclave during talks

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55 h. ago Israel and Hamas wrap up first round of talks on Trump’s peace plan

The talks, which went on for several hours, unfolded amid many questions about the plan presented by US President Donald Trump last week.

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3 d. ago Marco Rubio says Gaza war not yet over, priority is to get hostages out

US secretary of state says Hamas has ‘basically’ agreed to Donald Trump’s proposal

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4 d. ago Israeli strikes reported in Gaza after Hamas agrees to meet parts of Trump’s peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

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4 d. ago Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas signals willingness to accept parts of Trump’s peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

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4 d. ago Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas partially accepts peace plan

Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.

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4 d. ago Russell Vought: The quiet man providing the spine and steel of the Trump administration

Most anti-performative figure in US president Donald Trump’s administration is coming into his own

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4 d. ago Donald Trump says the US film industry has been ‘stolen’. Was it one heist after another?

If the US president catches Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, he’ll surely be delighted by a film shot on home soil. Right?

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5 d. ago Hamas signals it is willing to accept some parts of Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

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5 d. ago Hamas signals it is willing to accept parts of Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Militants say they will cede power and free hostages, and US president tells Israel to stop bombing enclave

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5 d. ago Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan or face 'all hell'

Trump warned of escalating attacks if the militant group refuses his last-chance ceasefire proposal.

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6 d. ago Hamas considering response to Gaza peace plan as Israeli strikes kill dozens

At least 27 people were killed by Israeli fire in southern Gaza.

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6 d. ago Hamas considering response to Gaza peace plan as Israeli strikes kill 13

Nine people – almost all women – were killed when a house was hit in the eastern part of the city of Deir al-Balah.

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8 d. ago Netanyahu fails to sway reactionary Israeli elements on Trump’s Gaza proposals

US-sponsored plan includes ceasefire, prisoner exchange and Hamas disarmament

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8 d. ago ‘A tragedy of leadership’: Netanyahu under attack from Israel’s far

US-sponsored plan includes ceasefire, prisoner exchange and Hamas disarmament

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8 d. ago Hamas knows it must tread carefully in response to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal

US-sponsored plan includes ceasefire, prisoner exchange and Hamas disarmament

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8 d. ago 'We've got to stop the killing': Taoiseach and Tánaiste urge Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the peace plan, and world leaders are urging Hamas to do the same

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