Dennis B. Ross, who was the chief U.S. Middle East peace negotiator in the administrations of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, says it is crucial for the United States “to maintain a strong ...

The White House wants to recruit organised crime and drug-dealing gangs to form the new Gaza police force, it has been claimed. Donald Trump’s administration has presented plans for a new security ...

The drafted plan, discussed with the New York Times by anonymous officials familiar with its contents, would require Hamas to ...

US commander says Gaza stabilization force to include 20,000 soldiers, 12,000 police officers * 59% of Israelis support joining US-led attack on Iran, TV poll finds ...

Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.

President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas to move forward with disarmament under his plan for postwar Gaza, and said members of his so-called "Board of Peace" had pledged $5 billion to the ...

The direct talks last week came as officials urgently try to find a breakthrough on the issue of Hamas’s weapons, fearing the cease-fire in Gaza could collapse.

Arab and Muslim states including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have for the first time issued a joint call for Hamas to disarm and relinquish power in the Gaza Strip as part of efforts to end the war ...