THE convention is that when parties are seeking a cessation in hostilities or a ceasefire, they engage in confidence-building measures that can eventually help silence the guns. However ...

Israel’s lack of urgency for reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal is no longer just infuriating; from a Jewish perspective, with the hostages dying in captivity, it’s immoral.

Though it is prohibited from endorsing a candidate, Rabbis for Ceasefire, a group formed last fall to oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, encouraged its followers to vote for candidates who support ...

Israel has reportedly proposed a plan through Qatari intermediaries that could lead to a temporary ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages held by Hamas. The proposed deal aims to ...

“We are doing our best and are optimistic that within the next few hours or days we will have a ceasefire,” Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Wednesday in an interview ...

Hamas has expressed its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech on Tuesday ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday that there has been substantial progress and Lebanon is willing to reach a ceasefire based on the implementation of UN Resolution 1701.

RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has expressed hope that a ceasefire to end Israel’s attack on Lebanon could be announced within days as Israeli media published what it said was a ...

Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed CAIRO -- Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in ...

RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.

The US State Department said on Monday that Hamas had rejected a proposal for a short-term ceasefire and hostage release deal, indicating that the terror group was ...