Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on Israel's fragile truce with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has not yet been finalised.

Netanyahu in U.S: Donald Trump to host Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire talks

World | PM Netanyahu issued a video message thanking Trump for lifting the hold on certain munitions for Israel. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar also expressed appreciation for Trump's action

'Thank you for keeping your promise': Netanyahu expresses gratitude to Trump for ending hold on arms shipment

World, Middle East: In a pre-recorded statement on Saturday (Jan 18) seemingly to manage his coalition’s discontent, Netanyahu described the deal as a “temporary ceasefire”

Politics of survival: How Netanyahu's desire to stay in power shaped the Gaza ceasefire deal

World: The Israeli security cabinet is currently holding a meeting and the full government is expected to meet tomorrow evening to approve the deal. 

Gaza truce: Israel wants no 'public display of joy' during release of Palestinian prisoners

World | The denial comes after Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that Hamas has "given a green light" to the ceasefire-for-hostage deal brokered in Qatar.

Israel PM office denies claims that Hamas approved Gaza peace deal: Report

World | One of the contentious issues that remain unresolved between Israel and Hamas is the exact parameters of the IDF’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Tense meet between Trump aide, Netanyahu did more for Gaza deal than Biden ever did: Report

World Middle East: Ben-Gvir took to the social media platform X and posted a video of himself calling out Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in opposing the deal. 

Ben-Gvir threatens to resign if Israel accepts ceasefire deal, calls Netanyahu to 'come to his senses'

Hadad confirmed that the required medical documents have been cleared by the court and the State Attorney’s Office has agreed to the delay. 

Netanyahu demands to delay criminal trial testimony for 2 more weeks after surgery

World: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (Jan 2) that he had okayed the delegation's departure to discuss a potential hostage-ceasefire agreement.

Israeli delegation departs for Qatar to hold hostage deal talks with Hamas

World, Middle East: US officials have said that chances of securing hostage-ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas before Trump takes office on 20 January are low.

'Will not forgive...,' Five held for protesting outside Netanyahu’s home as ceasefire talks tank again

According to Israeli officials, Hamas is hoping for a "dramatic achievement" in the negotiations before providing the list, Channel 12 news reported. 



'Impossible to reach deal without it,' Hamas still hasn't sent list of living, dead hostages to Israel: Report

The latest figures from Gaza's health authorities indicate that over 45,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict intensified following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, which killed around 1,200 people and took approximately 250 hostages.



Gaza: One child killed every hour, says UNRWA

Nir Oz Kibbutz issued a statement announcing the demise of Hanna Katzir. She and her son, Elad, were taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023



Former Israeli hostage held in Gaza dies a year after her release

The Israeli Army has said that its military operations in southern Gaza likely contributed to Hamas' decision to kill six hostages in August. The victims' bodies were discovered in an underground shaft in Rafah during Israeli operations.

Israel probe finds Hamas 'murdered' hostages in fear of advancing ground troops

An Israeli military investigation into the deaths of six hostages — identified as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino — revealed that the advancement of Israeli ground forces prompted Hamas to "murder them"



As negotiations continue between Israel and the Hamas militant group to reach a deal, the group has still not given a list of living and dead hostages to be released in the first phase of a potential ceasefire-hostage deal, Israeli media, Kan public broadcaster reported.

A former Israeli hostage held by Hamas died due to illness on Tuesday (Dec 24). She was the first to lose her life after being released alongside several others who returned after a hostage exchange deal earlier.

Houthis have launched a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea for more than a year, saying their ultimate objective is to enforce a naval blockade on Israel



‘Will behead their leaders…,’ Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

The only ceasefire so far, in November last year, saw the release of about 100 hostages by Hamas and its allies in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.



Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu says 'some progress' made on Gaza hostage deal

Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted that he had okayed the explosions in Lebanon. Now, two former agents of Mossad said that the Israeli spy agency spent years orchestrating the plot.



Lebanon blasts: Work began on weaponising walkie-talkies over a decade ago, say ex-Mossad agents

Even as the global community continues to raise alarm over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, an Oxfam report on Sunday (Dec 22) revealed that in the last two-and-a-half months, since October, only 12 trucks distributed aid amid Israel blockades.

Only 12 aid trucks reached starving civilians in northern Gaza since October, reveals Oxfam

Raising alarm over the worsening situation, the aid group said, "Of the meagre 34 trucks of food and water given permission to enter the North Gaza Governorate over the last 2.5 months, deliberate delays and systematic obstructions by the Israeli military meant that just 12 managed to distribute aid to starving Palestinian civilians"



Pope Francis on Saturday (Dec 21) denounced the bombing of children in Gaza, calling it an act of "cruelty," a statement that prompted Israel to hit back, accusing the pontiff of unfairly singling it out.

Israel slams Pope Francis for 'double standards' after pontiff condemns Gaza bombings as 'cruelty'

Speaking at the Vatican, Pope Francis lamented, "Yesterday, children were bombed. This is cruelty, this is not war"

