David Barnea, the Mossad director, played a crucial role in determining when to show tactical flexibility to seal the deal ...

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, ...

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some ...

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

The Biden administration is putting pressure on a deal before the inauguration, which will see President-elect Donald Trump ...

Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday confirmed that Mossad chief David Barnea will leave for Qatar with a delegation of senior officials, for the purpose of advancing negotiations ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke Sunday about efforts to reach a ceasefire and ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire ...

Among the Israeli delegation heading to the table in Doha is Mossad spy chief David Barnea and Israel Defense Forces hostage point man Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon. Sources involved in the talks said ...

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged territory.