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Blinken says truce proposal received by Hamas 'extraordinarily generous' ■ U.S., Saudi Arabia have done 'intensive work' on normalization, Blinken says ■ EU states expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by end May, EU policy chief says ■ Hamas armed wing claims responsibility for rocket barrage from south Lebanon toward Israel, IDF strikes sources of fire

At the premiere of 'Screams Before Silence' in New York, the former Meta executive said the documentary will help dispel denial that Hamas carried out sexual violence on a mass scale. The film's director, Anat Stalinsky, said: 'Israel is not a country in post-trauma; it's experiencing ongoing trauma'

Egypt's forecasts about the new round of negotiations are optimistic, but both Israel's far right ministers and Hamas might pose unbridgeable obstacles. While Netanyahu worries about the ICC prosecutor, it's becoming more likely that Gantz and Eisenkot would exit the government if a deal isn't reached

According to the source, Hamas has been inflating the number of hostages it is able to deliver as a negotiation tactic, which hopefully indicates a willingness to promote a deal. A diplomatic official said that Israel has not agreed to stop the fighting or withdraw from Gaza

Hamas studying Israel's response to position on cease-fire talks ■ Gaza aid shipments resume from Cyprus ■ IDF: Two Palestinians killed after firing on IDF outpost in the West Bank ■ Pro-Palestinian protest leader banned from Columbia campus ■ Here's what you need to know 204 days into the war

'We wanted to save human lives, but Qatar became the punching bag for those trying to protect their political futures.' In a first-ever interview to Israeli media, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, an advisor to Qatar's prime minister, told Haaretz that Israel and Hamas are not showing enough commitment to reaching a cease-fire/hostage release deal

The talks, aimed to support efforts to reconcile Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas, will be the first time a Hamas delegation is publicly known to have gone to China since the start of the war in Gaza

Thousands protest Netanyahu government across Israel, demanding hostage deal ■ Hamas airs video of two Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship, in Gaza captivity ■ IDF says fighter jets struck Hezbollah compound in Lebanon; Missiles, drone target northern Israel ■ IDF says two Palestinians killed after firing at an army outpost in West Bank

Dissent and protest have always been a part of the Columbia experience. But pro-Palestinian student demonstrators, especially those extolling Hamas, cannot be permitted to create an atmosphere of fear for other students – Jewish and non-Jewish – who hold different views

'Bring them back – the ones who are alive for rehabilitation, the ones who are dead for burial,' a family member said at a press conference, following the release of a joint statement by 18 countries calling for Hamas to release the hostages

  In an extraordinary show of unity, the United States and 17 other countries issued a joint appeal on Thursday for Hamas to release sick, elderly, and wounded hostages as a potential pathway to ending the ongoing crisis in Gaza. "We call for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now […]

A senior U.S. official rejected allegations that Israel is the main obstacle to securing a hostage release deal, placing the onus squarely on Hamas. The letter calls on Hamas to release the hostages in order to bring about an immediate and prolonged cease-fire in Gaza

  The terror group Hamas published Wednesday a propaganda video featuring Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during the Oct. 7 attack and abducted to Gaza. The short, undated video showed the 23-year-old missing a lower left arm. He was shown saying he had sustained serious injuries during the Oct. 7 attack "after I tried using […]

Qatar says it is disappointed by Israeli ministers attacking its mediation efforts, calls on countries to act to curb 'expected Israeli aggression in Rafah' ■ Israel reportedly nixed plans for more extensive attack on Iran due to pressure from allies ■ Israel confirmed it killed two senior Hezbollah members in Lebanon ■ Hamas calls on West Bank Palestinians to increase acts of resistance against Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 200 days into the war

Qatar's mediation led to the release of four women hostages in October and the signing of the first hostage deal in November, and it provides an open channel between Hamas and the U.S. Receding from its role as mediator would deal a harsh blow to negotiations

A woman in a Keffiyeh shouted at a pro-Israel activist, "We are Hamas," outside Columbia on Wednesday. "We're all Hamas," she said at the counter-protesters that had rallied outside the university.

Two Hamas leaders said a Wall Street Journal report that the group's political leaders are considering leaving Qatar, while Hamas said it wants to strengthen ties with Turkey, including the direct receipt of aid

Card after card is being lost in the negotiations with Hamas – as the violent escalation in the West Bank gets out of hand ■ After the Gaza war, the Israeli army will have to attend to its munitions shortage and beef up its reservist units as Hezbollah might attempt a Hamas-style invasion

Hamas' acts of rape on October 7 have turned into one of the massacre's most contentious topics. Each testimony and detail that emerges is weaponized in the clash between Israel's supporters and its opponents. Now, based on conversations with dozens of sources, a Haaretz investigation delineates which proof exists for sex crimes committed by Hamas – and what is missing

  The police on Thursday arrested Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem due to alleged incitement in the wake of her views on the Hamas terrorist atrocities on Oct. 7 and the Israeli response in the Gaza Strip.   The police arrived at the professor's home following her recent statements, in which […]