Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire set to start 8:30 am Sunday after 15 months of war
Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.
Live briefing: Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza
Steve Witkoff is part of the team that played a major role in reaching the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal earlier this month.
Trump Middle East Envoy Witkoff Makes Rare Trip by U.S. Official to Gaza
Steve Witkoff visited the enclave to oversee the implementation of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Middle East latest: Israel's Netanyahu says Trump invited him to Washington
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4
Trump's envoy meets Netanyahu, visits Gaza after Saudi trip
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visited Gaza on Wednesday, then met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the Gaza ceasefire and a regional diplomatic push.
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff enters Gaza
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff becomes the first U.S. official to visit Gaza in more than a decade, ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Trump’s Middle East envoy visits Israel and Gaza as ceasefire holds
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited Gaza as the tenuous Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds. Witcoff is believed to be the first U.S. official to visit Gaza in at least 15 years.
Syria’s de facto leader declares himself president, abolishes constitution
Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions ...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Forces May Not Pull Out of Lebanon on Time, Netanyahu Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces ...
Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
Why Netanyahu's political future is as fragile as the ceasefire
Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war. Israeli hostages have begun to come home ...
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In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria. On the same day, Dec. 8, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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Israel treating ceasefire with Hamas as temporary: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel is treating the ceasefire with Hamas as temporary ...
Middle East latest: Israel launches a major West Bank operation, days after Gaza ceasefire
Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, just days after a fragile ceasefire with Hamas took ...
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A Fools Paradise: Thomas Friedman and the Middle East
Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level.  Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken ...