Hamas

Kushner predicts Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days

US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner wrapped up two days of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders on Monday, predicting that progress toward disarming Hamas could materialize within a month — though the meetings ended…

Kushner, Netanyahu agree on Gaza deconfliction mechanism

Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from a four-hour meeting in Jerusalem on Monday with an agreement to establish a deconfliction mechanism for assessing emerging Hamas threats in Gaza, along with two working groups focused on demilitarization…

Kushner meets Netanyahu to push Gaza plan after rare Hamas talks

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday to press for advancement of a 15-point U.S.-backed Gaza peace roadmap that Netanyahu has publicly rejected.

Kushner meets Hamas in Egypt to push Gaza disarmament

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, held a rare meeting with Hamas political leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday, pressing the militant group to take concrete steps toward disarmament as the U.S. attempts to salvage…

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel has rejected the 15-point Gaza peace plan drafted by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, marking the first explicit Israeli repudiation of the framework since it was announced in late July.

Israel raises ‘serious concerns’ over Trump’s Hamas disarmament deal

Israel has formally conveyed "serious security concerns" to the White House over the proposed agreement to disarm Hamas, marking the first public pushback from Jerusalem since President Donald Trump announced the deal last week. The objections threaten to complicate what…

Netanyahu rebuffs Trump Gaza plan as envoys press Israel to halt strikes

More than three days after President Donald Trump announced what he called a "historic" agreement to disarm Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to publicly endorse the framework, instead conveying objections to Washington while Israeli airstrikes killed at…

Hamas accepts Gaza disarmament framework but sets conditions for Israel

President Donald Trump declared on Thursday evening that his Board of Peace had reached a "historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza," calling it a "monumental step toward lasting peace and security."…

Trump says Board of Peace reached Gaza disarmament deal; Israel rejects terms

U.S. President Donald Trump declared Thursday that his Board of Peace had reached what he called a "historic agreement" for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office swiftly…

Hamas elects chief negotiator al-Hayya as new leader

Hamas announced on Monday that Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the head of the movement's political bureau, completing a protracted leadership transition that followed the killing of Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in October 2024. The appointment places Hamas's…

Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body, offers power to UN-backed panel

Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the Emergency Committee that has administered the Gaza Strip, along with the resignation of its acting chairman, in what the group described as a step toward transferring civilian governance to a UN-backed technocratic…

Rubio says Netanyahu’s plan to seize 70% of Gaza contradicts US vision

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's directive to expand military control over the Gaza Strip to 70% has drawn a rare public rebuke from the Trump administration, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling lawmakers on Tuesday that the plan contradicts…

Knesset passes law creating military tribunal for Oct. 7 suspects

Israel's Knesset on Monday voted overwhelmingly to establish a special military tribunal to prosecute Palestinians detained during and after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, creating a legal framework that could lead to death sentences for those convicted of genocide…