America’s push for an Israel-Hamas deal is a failure on repeat. But the US can’t walk away.

For months, the United States has chased a mirage — a deal to free hostages in Gaza, to end the agony of Palestinian civilians there and to pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Read More

Israel accepts cease-fire deal after push from US, Blinken says

Secretary of State of State Antony Blinken says Israel has now ... Now, he's urging Hamas to also accept the proposal. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY. Donald Trump Stung by Key Legal ... Read More

U.S. plans to present ‘take it or leave it’ Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal soon

U.S. officials said President Joe Biden’s months-long push for a cease-fire ... and Israel’s largest labor union called for a general strike on Monday — threatening to shut down the country ... Read More

Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State ... week to try to cement a cease-fire. Blinken will travel Tuesday to Egypt and Qatar, where Hamas maintains a political office. Read More

Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement may be imminent, U.S. official says

No sooner had mediators signaled a potential cease-fire deal to ... than an Israeli airstrike killed 18 members of the same family in the territory. On Friday, a U.S. official speaking anonymously ... Read More

U.S. participates in renewed Israel-Gaza cease-fire talks in Cairo

Talks about how a cease-fire in Gaza can be implemented were restarted in Cairo Thursday, a U.S ... News that it is closely watching the talks as it decides whether to retaliate against Israel ... Read More

Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State ... week to try to cement a cease-fire. Blinken will travel Tuesday to Egypt and Qatar, where Hamas maintains a political office. Read More

US says Israel accepts latest Gaza cease-fire deal, putting onus on Hamas

“In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu today ... The U.S., along with mediators from Egypt and Qatar, are working to conclude a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas ... Read More

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as U.S. prods Israel and Hamas on cease-fire deal

President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... to a “bridging proposal” that could lead to a cease-fire in the war in Gaza. Hamas and Israel have signaled ... Read More

Blinken Says Israel Accepts Cease-Fire, Hamas Must ‘Say Yes’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a cease-fire proposal to halt the war in Gaza and the next step is for “Hamas to say yes ... Read More

Blinken says Israel agrees to U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal and calls on Hamas to do same

Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release ... said it is losing faith in the U.S. as a mediator, accusing American ... Read More