Gaza, Netanyahu and the ceasefire

Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies
Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.
Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire
Israel's prime minister says his country is ready to go back to war in Gaza if negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas collapses.
Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire won’t begin until Hamas lists hostages to be released
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to begin early Sunday. Follow for live updates.
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Netanyahu Already Twisting Gaza Ceasefire to Make Trump Cave to Him
Donald Trump jumped to claim credit for brokering the ceasefire moments after it was announced on Wednesday, despite the fact that he was not in office for the duration of the conflict. But his instinct may not be far off: A diplomat briefed on the negotiations credited their sudden progress to the incoming forty-seventh president, reported
Israeli PM Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will not begin until hostage names released
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military not to begin the ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT), until Hamas issued the names of the hostages to be released,
Can the Gaza ceasefire hold long enough for Trump to broker Middle East peace?
Analysts say the fragility of the truce agreement and escalating violence in the West Bank threaten US efforts to normalise Arab-Israel ties.
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.
Why Netanyahu's political future is as fragile as the ceasefire
Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war. Israeli hostages have begun to come home ...
Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why
Netanyahu is under pressure from right-wing members of his coalition government to resume bombardment of the Gaza Strip until ...
Netanyahu Postpones Gaza Ceasefire Deal Over Hamas 'Last Minute Crisis'
Netanyahu's office said Thursday his Cabinet won't meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what ...
Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future
The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set to last 42 days. Over that period, 33 hostages are expected to be freed in ...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding in Gaza, keeping hope alive for 2nd swap of hostages and Palestinian prisoners
Hamas has named 4 female Israeli soldiers it says will be freed as part of the second hostage-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire endures.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of Gaza ceasefire in exchange for 200 prisoners
Hamas militants have handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in ...
Israel's Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire vote, accusing Hamas of trying to back out of deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages ...
Middle East latest: Israeli forces may not pull out of Lebanon on time, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces ...