7 d. ago Gaza aid supplies hit by looting as Hamas ceasefire response awaited

Armed men hijacked dozens of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip overnight and hundreds of desperate Palestinians joined in to take supplies, local aid groups said on Saturday as officials waited for Hamas to respond to the latest ceasefire proposals. The incident was the latest in a series that has underscored the shaky security situation […]

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7 d. ago Hamas says US Gaza ceasefire proposal must lead to the end of the war

Hamas said on Saturday it had responded to a ceasefire proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to mediators and included a demand for an end to the war, which had previously been a red line for Israel. The Palestinian group said in a statement that under the deal, it […]

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9 d. ago Israel signed off on latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, White House says

Israel has signed off on the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza before it was sent to the Palestinian Hamas group, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. President Donald Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff submitted the proposal to Hamas after Israel signed off on it, she said. “I can also confirm that […]

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9 d. ago US says that Israel accepts Gaza ceasefire plan; Hamas most likely to reject it

Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not meet the group’s demands. As a U.S.-backed system for distributing food aid in the shattered enclave expanded, Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told […]

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1 week ago Hamas agrees to US proposal on Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian official says

Hamas has agreed to a proposal by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian official close to the group told Reuters on Monday, paving the way for a possible end to the war with Israel. The new proposal, which sees the release of ten hostages and 70 days of truce, was […]

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV appeals for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday message

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war” in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff. The new pope, elected on May 8, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all Israeli […]

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