Egypt's president says it has proposed 2-day cease-fire in Gaza
Egypt's president on Sunday said his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed and some Palestinian prisoners would be released.President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, speaking in Cairo, said the proposal also includes the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. This is the first time Egypt's president has publicly proposed such a plan.Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been a key mediator for peace talks between Israel and Hamas since the war broke out more than a year ago. Months of negotiations sputtered to...
Egypt proposes initial two-day truce in Gaza with limited hostage-prisoner exchange
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
Gaza negotiators to meet in days, as Hamas' position remains unclear
International negotiators are expected to meet soon to make another attempt at a ceasefire deal for Gaza, top diplomats from Qatar and the United States said on Thursday. The meeting comes amid much uncertainty over the position of Hamas on a peace deal, following the killing of the group's leader Yehya al-Sinwar by Israeli troops in Gaza. "I anticipate our negotiators will be getting together in the coming days," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Doha. Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said that US and Israeli negotiation teams will visit Doha "and we will discuss ways to...
Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian president towards unity government for post-war Gaza
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to begin negotiations on a national unity government for post-war Gaza, a senior Hamas official told the RIA state news agency after talks in Moscow.
Parties in German region unite to keep victorious far-right from power
BERLIN (Reuters) - Parties spanning the spectrum from left to right agreed on Friday to try to form a government in the German state of Thuringia, setting aside deep political differences to keep the far-right Alternative for Germany out of power.