Tag: Ceasefire
Accusing Abbas of derailing Gaza talks, Egypt may end mediation
Amid mounting tensions between Israel and Hamas along the Gaza border, Egyptian intelligence officials are considering withdrawing from the delicate diplomatic efforts to restore calm to the Gaza Strip and to mediate inter-Palestinian reconciliation.
Efforts to...
‘Israel will negotiate with Hamas only when there is complete calm’
Israel will only agree to engage in indirect negotiations with Hamas about easing the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip only when attacks on southern Israel, particularly the areas adjacent to Gaza, stop completely...
Israeli defense minister: Any truce with Hamas must include return of Jewish captives
Any ceasefire deal with Hamas must include the return of the two Israeli captives and the bodies of two Israeli soldiers held by the terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman...
Hadar Goldin’s parents say any agreement with Hamas must include son’s remains
Wanting back the remains of their killed son in order to have a proper Jewish burial, the parents of slain Israel Defense Forces Lt. Hadar Goldin slammed the chance of a ceasefire with the...
Israel defense minister: Jewish state prefers to see Gazans topple Hamas regime
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman dismissed criticism leveled at him on Wednesday over Israel’s attempts to negotiate a long-term ceasefire with Hamas.
“My strategy is to talk directly to the Palestinian public, not with Hamas...
Reports circulate of possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has negotiated with the Hamas terror organization responsible for the recent upsurge in attacks against Israelis along the Gaza border, agreeing to a ceasefire in which Hamas promises...