The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.
After 14 months of talks, Trump’s threats and his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, played a major role in helping Biden officials reach the finish line.
The deal between Israel and Hamas to release hostages being held in Gaza and begin a ceasefire was officially signed by negotiators in Doha on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the issue.
Rarely have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. But the president and the president-elect didn’t quite share credit.
Significant progress has been made in the negotiations hosted in Doha between Hamas and Israel. Here are some of the details.
The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.
Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Biden's envoy Brett McGurk are expected to again attend Tuesday's talks in Doha, with Hamas negotiators nearby for quick consultations in an effort to ...
Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and incoming presidential administration to put aside their fundamental differences – culminated in an intense late-night push for an agreement that finally came to fruition on Wednesday.
A Palestinian source close to the talks says he expects the deal to be finalised imminently if ‘all goes well’.
A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts
I negoziatori di Israele, Hamas, Stati Uniti e Qatar hanno firmato ufficialmente a Doha l'accordo per il cessate il fuoco nella Striscia di Gaza e il rilascio degli ostaggi. Lo riferisce il media israeliano Ynet.
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters ... Trump's incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Biden's envoy Brett McGurk have both attended the talks hosted by Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ...