(The Center Square) – Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, bringing the two-year war closer to an end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening.
(The Center Square) – Negotiating continues as the freedom of over 40 Israeli hostages lies on the line, a week after President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House to announce a peace plan between Israel and Hamas.
(The Center Square) – Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack; the impact of that day continues to be felt worldwide.
(The Center Square) – After an ominous warning from President Donald Trump, Hamas has reportedly agreed to release the remaining Israeli hostages; however, they have yet to agree to the president’s proposed 20-point peace plan.
(The Center Square) – A hard deadline has been set for Hamas to agree to a peace deal proposed by President Donald Trump and accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning this is their “last chance.”
(The Center Square) – The clock is ticking for Hamas leaders to respond to the 20-point peace agreement proposed by President Donald Trump and approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaving the president’s aspirations of peace in the region in limbo.
(The Center Square) – There was a glimmer of optimism in Washington on Monday as President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to iron out a potential peace deal, which would bring the nearly two-year war with Hamas to an end.
A lot has changed in Israel and Palestine since Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley first visited in 1978 as a 21-year-old backpacker. But the pace of change between his last trip to the region in Jan. 2024 and the present, as Israel wages an ongoing war against the militant and political group Hamas in Gaza, […]
A Democratic National Committee panel did not advance any resolution on Israel’s war in Gaza during its meeting in Minneapolis on Tuesday, reflecting the party’s deep divisions over how forcefully to confront one of the U.S.’s closest allies. The panel rejected a resolution, brought by a 26-year-old new DNC member, calling for an arms embargo […]
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