Ceasefire Deal

Grief and fury on Israel’s streets, as hostage killings pile pressure on Netanyahu to secure ceasefire deal

CNN — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city of Eilat, tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in one of the biggest nationwide protests since the outbreak of Israel’s war on Hamas as they called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal. Anger at Netanyahu – who …

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Egypt Independent September 3, 2024

Blinken stresses ‘decisive moment’ for ceasefire deal as Hamas and Netanyahu express skepticism

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — The push to finalize a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has reached a “decisive moment,” the United States’ top diplomat said Monday as Hamas and the Israeli prime minister expressed skepticism about progress in talks. This is “probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to get the hostages home, …

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Egypt Independent August 19, 2024

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal. “Israel has a right to defend itself and how it does so matters. …

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Egypt Independent July 26, 2024

Families of hostages held in Gaza slam Netanyahu for leaving ceasefire deal out of Congress speech

CNN — Families of hostages held captive in Gaza condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress, as pressure grows on the Israeli prime minister to agree to a deal to secure their release. “The speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: The words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent from the prime minister’s …

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Egypt Independent July 25, 2024

Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized his negotiators to enter into detailed negotiations to try and broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, an Israeli official and a source familiar with the negotiations said. The decision signals that Israel and Hamas are entering a new phase of negotiations that could produce a …

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Egypt Independent July 5, 2024

Egyptian and Hamas-linked sources deny Cairo hindered Gaza ceasefire deal

Egyptian and Hamas-linked sources deny Cairo hindered Gaza ceasefire deal A source familiar with the truce talks told MEE that

Middle East Eye May 23, 2024

Hamas has offered a ceasefire deal. Here’s why that won’t bring an immediate end to the war in Gaza

CNN — When Hamas declared on Monday evening that it has “agreed” to a ceasefire deal, it caught many off guard. Israel was evidently not expecting it, and it was not even immediately clear what Hamas had agreed to. Hamas’ announcement was initially met with jubilation in Gaza and cautious optimism by regional leaders after …

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Egypt Independent May 9, 2024

Hamas slashes number of hostages it is willing to release in ceasefire deal, Israeli source says

Hamas has slashed the number of hostages it is willing to release during the first phase of a proposed ceasefire deal by more than half, an Israeli source close to the negotiations said. In its latest counterproposal, Hamas offered to release fewer than 20 hostages in exchange for a six-week ceasefire, more than halving the …

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Egypt Independent April 16, 2024

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