CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted for weeks that his forces will not withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border, a key demand of both Hamas and Egypt in talks to reach a cease-fire deal.... During the first phase, Israeli forces would withdraw from about half of the corridor, said a former Egyptian official briefed on the talks. David Barnea, Israel’s spy chief, delivered the message Monday, according to an Israeli official and an official from a mediating country briefed

You’re reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter.... In the Gaza Strip, some 2 million Palestinians have seen their lives plunged into a sprawling humanitarian calamity as Israel wages its crushing war against militant group Hamas in the aftermath of the shocking Oct.... “ If ever there was a missed opportunity for which Netanyahu should be unreservedly condemned, this is it.” Koplow made that argument in July, well before the emotional developments of recent days that followed the reco

Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its role in the killing of the Hamas leader — though it told U.S. officials immediately afterward that it was responsible. Hamas says that it will reengage if it receives a “ clear commitment ” from Israel on its latest proposal.... They will never go to school or university.... Women will not give birth and will not be there to hold their children, ” said Fikr Shalltoot, Gaza director for the Britain-based Medical Aid for Palestinians relief group.“ It

He will find excuses … to prolong this war until 5 November, ” the date of the U.S. presidential election.... “ I just don’t have anything to announce at this time.” “ He’s going to use his U.S. visit to salvage his political situation internally as much as he can, ” an Arab official said.... Israeli forces would withdraw from all populated areas, and female, elderly and wounded hostages held in Gaza would be exchanged for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel....

Join our Whatsapp channel JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes hit about 40 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day, the military said on Friday, hours after Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire offer that it said fell short of its demand to agree a full end to the conflict. Last month the Israeli military broke off a two-month truce that had largely halted fighting in Gaza and has since pushed in from the north and south, seizing almost a third of the enclave as it seeks to pressure Hamas into

I’m not going to be Pollyannish about it.” Seth Jones, director of the International Security Program at the Center for International and Security Studies, said he disagreed Israel was trying to end the negotiations.... … My view talking with ” the prime minister and others in his office, Jones said, “ is that anywhere they can get their hands on a Hamas leader.... Female, elderly and wounded hostages held in Gaza would be exchanged in staged batches for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held

The school has been sheltering displaced Palestinians.... “ No one is safe in Gaza, ” UNRWA said in the statement.... It listed the names of nine Hamas members it said were killed in the strike, including two it said worked simultaneously for UNRWA....