The Israeli prime minister received a sharp warning from the United Arab Emirates just over a week before the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks - but took no action, Haaretz writes. Benjamin Netanyahu denies the report.
WorldMediator country Qatar sees some progress in this week's talks in Doha aiming to secure a new ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
ConflictsIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to send the head of the Israeli security service Mossad to the negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – which can be seen as a sign of progress in the talks being held in Qatar.
WorldThe negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza are expected to resume "in the coming days", announced the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
ConflictsThe negotiations about a ceasefire in the Gaza War and the handover of hostages must cease. This says Israel's right-wing extremist security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
World politicsThis weekend's meetings in Cairo yielded no result, but the talks about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Hamas' hostages will continue at a lower level, according to an American government source told AP.
ConflictsTime after time, the attempts at a ceasefire in Gaza seem to come to a standstill. At the center of the difficulties are two specific stumbling blocks: two strips of land that Israel reportedly refuses to give up.
WorldAn Israeli delegation is once again on its way to Cairo for talks on hostages and a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. But the situation looks bleak, according to Anders Persson, Middle East expert. Time is running out for Biden and Blinken, he says.
WorldBenjamin Netanyahu is doing everything in his power to sabotage the negotiations on a ceasefire, according to a stream of reports. The war benefits him. It is the only thing that can keep him in power, says political scientist Uriel Abulof in Tel Aviv.
WorldA ceasefire in Gaza seems increasingly close, but much remains. Talks about the release of all hostages between Israel and Hamas will begin within 16 days after the first phase of the agreement, claims a Hamas source now. The extremist movement wants written guarantees that Israel will fulfill its promises.
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