President Joe Biden claimed credit for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, reportedly headed up key negotiations last week.
President-elect Donald Trump was the first to announce a ceasefire deal was reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.
Leaders of the Hamas terrorist organization have reportedly accepted a draft agreement that would bring a ceasefire in Gaza if Hamas agrees to release its Israeli hostages.
During an interview with ABC News on Monday, Israeli Consul General in New York Ofir Akunis stated that a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas “was closer than ever ten days ago.” But Hamas remains the problem in
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at any time he revealed Thursday during a lengthy year-end press conference.
On Friday’s broadcast of “NBC Nightly News,” NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell said that there is increased optimism for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza “because Hamas has
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel on Tuesday accused peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of ignoring ceasefire violations by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The ceasefire in Lebanon, barely five days old, is near collapse as of Monday after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, following the Biden-Harris administration’s erroneous claim that Israeli surveillance drones violated the agreement.
The Biden-Harris administration continues to undermine Israel’s security on its way out the door, joining France in claiming that Israel is violating the new ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon by flying surveillance drones over Beirut.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” host and NBC News Correspondent Katy Tur asked Israeli Government Spokesman David Mencer if it would be a violation of the ceasefire deal if Israel “re-arms itself and resets for a possible
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein, who was the lead negotiator in the Lebanon ceasefire negotiations, stated that Iran will try to re-arm Hezbollah in the wake of the ceasefire deal, but Iran has been weakened and
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the administration’s success in negotiating a ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah would inspire the White House to press for a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas in Gaza.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that Hezbollah can re-arm after the ceasefire deal that was reached that day, but it will take a while if they try to do
The U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror organization has officially taken effect as of 10:00 a.m. local time.
The Lebanon ceasefire is the fulfillment of a key campaign promise by President-elect Donald Trump.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops raced to complete missions Tuesday before the Israeli government accepted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Michele Kelemen stated that it “seems like the Biden administration is trying to kind of leverage” President-Elect Donald Trump’s vow to end the wars in the Middle East “to get a
The Biden-Harris administration is said to be threatening Israel into accepting a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, lest it allow the United Nations Security Council to impose a ceasefire instead, with sanctions if Israel refuses to comply.
The Israeli government has reportedly agreed to the outlines of a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, to which the Lebanese government has also largely agreed, according to several reports in Israeli media on Monday.
Hezbollah has reportedly agreed to ceasefire terms proposed by the United States, according to the Lebanese government — though the terror group has “comments” that may indicate it has not fully accepted the deal.
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer told journalists Monday that progress on a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon depended on Israel’s security demands, so that Israelis evacuated from the border region can return to their homes.
The Iranian regime has given the government of Lebanon the go-ahead to reach a ceasefire with Israel on behalf of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror group that began the war in October 2023 but has since been beaten badly.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said that while she isn’t promising anything, if 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is elected, they can “build sustained power” for people
On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) predicted that the odds of any ceasefire in the near term in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza are fairly low and one reason for that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) responded to the push from the Biden-Harris administration for a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Middle East by stating that “the onus should not be on Israel.
On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said that it’s time for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be willing to give ground in talks with Hamas and that if a deal in Gaza is struck, “it will also
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he’s frustrated with people who say, “well, let’s just have a ceasefire.” And remarked, “The best time ever to ever have a ceasefire is right after Israel gets
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), who is also a Co-Chair of the Harris Campaign, responded to arguments that former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar would still be alive if Israel had listened to
Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said in a televised speech on Tuesday that he was ready to discuss a truce with Israel, without setting any conditions for an end to Israel’s operation against Hamas in Gaza.
British government again told Israel it wants a ceasefire in the Middle East, as the world remembers the October 7th terror attack massacre.
During an interview with Nexstar Media’s Austin, TX NBC affiliate KXAN on Wednesday that was released on Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that while Iran’s missile attack against Israel “is unacceptable.” He agrees with the United Nations “and others
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live,” Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) stated that he hopes any ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will come “after Hezbollah is severely degraded, pushed north of the Litani River, and forced to give up
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) responded to Israel launching attacks on Hezbollah despite President Joe Biden’s calls for a ceasefire by stating that he’s “glad Israel is at the point now that they’re
President Joe Biden called for a ceasefire in Lebanon again on Saturday evening, hours after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was confirmed, and Israel continued pounding Hezbollah leaders and weapons caches.
President Joe Biden issued a statement on Saturday welcoming the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, but repeating his call for ceasefire deals in Gaza and Lebanon, despite Israel’s advance toward victory.
On Saturday’s “CNN This Morning,” IDF Spokesman Maj. Doron Spielman responded to frustration from the White House with Israel over ceasefires by stating that “for an entire year, Hezbollah has been firing rockets, over 9,000 rockets, missiles, and killer drones
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to criticism that there really isn’t a ceasefire with terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas that want to destroy Israel and will keep trying to do so
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected reports Thursday that he had accepted the terms of a ceasefire in Lebanon proposed Wednesday by French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden, among others.
On Tuesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon reacted to President Joe Biden’s call for a ceasefire in his U.N. speech by stating that “diplomacy has its limits, and even with the goodwill of the U.S. and
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Harris-Walz Co-Chair Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that Hezbollah’s continuing “escalatory” attacks against Israel, “this striking incident where pagers and walkie-talkies were remotely detonated” in addition to the “ongoing ground war in Gaza”