Gaza hostage deal is very close, says Biden

The US president also criticised Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli leader is not doing enough to secure a deal. Read More

Biden and Netanyahu at odds again after US president says Israeli PM not doing enough in ceasefire-hostage release talks

President Biden said Monday he is “close” to presenting a final deal to negotiators working to strike a hostage and ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and added Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not ... Read More

Biden says Netanyahu is not doing enough to get a hostage deal

President Joe Biden on Monday said he did not think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had done enough to secure a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Read More

Biden says 'we are closer than we’ve ever been' to a cease-fire and hostage deal for Gaza, but 'not there yet'

but 'not there yet' WASHINGTON -- Biden says 'we are closer than we’ve ever been' to a cease-fire and hostage deal for Gaza, but 'not there yet.' 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ... Read More

Biden, Harris to meet with US hostage deal negotiating team as major protests erupt in Israel

Protests in cities across Israel sparked up after the bodies of six hostages were found in an underground tunnel in Rafah, upsetting many that a ceasefire had not been struck. Read More

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage and ceasefire deal as he nears presenting a final proposal

President Joe Biden said Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and added he is ... Read More

US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal before final agreement

US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal before final agreement WASHINGTON -- US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease ... Read More

Gaza ceasefire deal closer than ever, Biden says

Joe Biden has said he is "optimistic" that a Gaza ceasefire ... the efforts of the US and the mediators to dissuade Hamas from its refusal to a hostage release deal" - while Hamas expressed ... Read More

Biden says Gaza cease-fire still possible, working ‘literally every single day’ to stop escalation of war

President Biden said he believes a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war is “still possible” before the end of his Oval Office term in just more than five months. When asked on “CBS News ... Read More

Israeli strikers and protesters demand Gaza deal after 6 hostages killed

Following the news of the killing of the six hostages in Gaza, officials involved ... Instead, they described new urgency in reaching a deal. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will ... Read More

Biden Says Gaza Ceasefire 'Still Possible'

US President Joe Biden said Sunday that a Gaza ceasefire remained a possibility, despite Israel and Hamas trading blame as top diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv to push a deal. Biden told ... Read More

Biden says ‘we are closer than we’ve ever been’ to a cease-fire and hostage deal for Gaza, but ‘not there yet’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden says ‘we are closer than we’ve ever been’ to a cease-fire and hostage deal for Gaza, but ‘not ... All day, every day: News, weather and traffic. Read More