Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to halt the 15-month war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. The multiphase agreement was announced by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

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TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

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A ceasefire deal to bring an end to the 15-month long conflict between Israel and Hamas has been finalised in Qatar. Israel has long said it would not agree to any ceasefire until it completed ...

NATO defense budget could surpass Russia's tenfold if Europe matches Poland's spending, Tusk says President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 15 that Ukraine's military now comprises 880,000 ...

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DOHA/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and Director of the International ...

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediators the United ...

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