US President Donald Trump has repeatedly shown his intention to end the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, which detract from his bigger plans to reconfigure US global relations; and Hamas has ...

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas on Thursday brushed off President Donald Trump's latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the ...

Publicly, the group has been unequivocal. The idea that Hamas would lay down its arms is “a red line and is not up for discussion or negotiation,” Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesperson, said in ...

Israel and Hamas have been at war since October 7, 2023, when the group launched an attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli officials. More than 430 ...

Mr. Abu Marzouk’s remarks may also indicate that Hamas feels buoyed by the cease-fire and believes there could be an opportunity to expand the group’s international relations.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who announced support for Blinken's "bridging proposal" aimed at creating a cease-fire tied to the ...

President Biden’s top aides scrambled on Sunday to reaffirm their commitment to the idea of potential normalization of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, even as Israel prepares ...

WASHINGTON − Hamas has claimed it, Iran has denied it and the U.S. and Israeli governments say they don’t – as of yet – have any direct evidence the Tehran government was behind the deadly ...

US targets Hamas finances with new sanctions ... Ali Abed Al Rahman Baraka, based in Lebanon, faces sanctions for his role as chief of Hamas’s National Relations Abroad.

Police officer Evyatar Edri looks on as President Joe Biden hugs his mother Rachel Edri, who was held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, on Oct. 18, in Tel Aviv.