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US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, July 25, 2024.

Analysis

Does Netanyahu feel the pressure in Gaza cease-fire talks?

The Israeli prime minister sees time on his side; Iran seeks face-saving off-ramp from broader conflict.

Andrew Parasiliti

By Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security

Boys walk on dry bricks to traverse a puddle of sewage water past mounds of trash and rubble along a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees, northern Gaza Strip, August 14, 2024.

Analysis

Can progress on Gaza cease-fire talks help US restrain Netanyahu, hold off Iran attack?

A new bridging proposal might allow calmer heads to prevail and lower the temperature in the region.

Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 13, 2024 shows (L to R) CIA Director William Burns during an official State Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023; Israel's Mossad Director David Barnea during a conference in Herzliya on September 10, 2023; and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on January 16, 2024. CIA director William Burns, Mossad chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime

US says Gaza cease-fire talks in ‘end game’ with new proposal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel Saturday ahead of cease-fire negotiations that are set to resume in Cairo next week.

Jewish worshippers pray at Joseph's Tomb as hundreds of faithful mark the anniversary of the biblical Joseph's death, Nablus, West Bank, July 4, 2011.

Hundreds of Israeli pilgrims pray at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus

Joseph's Tomb in Nablus has often been the site of violent conflicts between Palestinians and Israelis.

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Analysis

Pessimism prevails as Gaza cease-fire talks resume in Doha

OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Gaza cease-fire talks begin in Doha without Hamas

Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, displaced Palestinians return to Bani Suhayla and neighboring towns east of Khan Younis following reports of Israeli forces withdrawing from the area in the southern Gaza, July 30, 2024.

Palestinian President Abbas meets Erdogan ahead of speech to Turkey's parliament

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas meets with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

Qatar to host Gaza cease-fire talks amid Iran-Israel tension: What we know

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

US delegations head to Middle East in bid to head off major escalation

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Daoud Kuttab

Palestine Columnist

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

Fatima AbdulKarim

In Ramallah, reporting on the West Bank

Hadeel Al Gherbawi

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

The Akdeniz RoRo, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is loaded with goods as it is anchored in Tuzla seaport, near Istanbul on April 19, 2024.

Turkey blocks Gaza-bound aid flotilla from sailing, organizers say

The organizers of the flotilla blamed the move on pressure from other NATO countries.

Iranians attend a funeral ceremony in Tehran on Aug. 1, 2024, for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated the day before in the Iranian capital.

For Gaza Palestinians, Haniyeh’s death makes him 'just like the rest of us'

After the shock of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination, Palestinians in Gaza express hope as well as doubts for a cease-fire deal.

TEHRAN, IRAN - AUGUST 1: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout image from the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads a prayer over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel on Wednesday, during their funeral ceremony at the Tehran University campus on August 1, 2024 in Tehran,

From Tehran to Doha, funeral-goers mourn Hamas' Haniyeh

Mourners attended mass funeral processions for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh across the Middle East on Friday.

In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Hanyeh smiles with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, outside Haniyeh's office before holding talks on April 5, 2007 in Gaza, Gaza Strip. Haniyeh today meet with British Consul General in Jerusalem, Richard Mikbis, to discuss the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnston who went missing on March 12, 2007. (Photo by Abu Askar/PPO via Getty Images)

Analysis

With no love lost between Hamas and Fatah, Haniyeh’s killing unlikely to tip Palestinian politics

Though some see Ismail Haniyeh's death as an opportunity for the PA and Hamas to reconcile, President Abbas seems unlikely to venture down that road.

Gareth Browne

By Gareth Browne

In Beirut, reporting on regional politics

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a rally to protest the death of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, following evening prayers in Fatih district of Istanbul on July 31, 2024.

Analysis

Erdogan blasts Israel in call with Biden as Haniyeh’s death stirs fury in Turkey

Across the ideological divide, Turks are airing fury at the Hamas leader's assassination.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A view of the destruction by the Israeli military of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on July 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.

Exclusive

Inside the Palestinian Authority’s day-after plan for Gaza

A proposal obtained by Al-Monitor outlines the Palestinian Authority’s plan for unified governance across the West Bank and Gaza, but its implementation hinges on whether Israel and Hamas can agree to a cease-fire.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

A Palestinian praysfollowing an Israeli military strike on the al-Mawasi camp for internally displaced people (IDP), near the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 13, 2024.

Israeli military confirms Hamas’ Mohammed Deif killed in strike

The leader of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades had eluded capture or assassination by Israel for more than two decades.

Palestinians carry a placard bearing the image of the leader of the militant Hamas group during a protest in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on July 31, 2024, denouncing his killing.

Iran vows revenge for Haniyeh killing amid questions over security failures

The attack exposed vulnerabilities in Iran's long-fought intelligence war with Israel and stirred up debates on possible Israeli infiltration within the Islamic Republic's security apparatus.

United Airlines passenger aircrafts are lined up at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Shekel drops 1.2% as United Airlines, Delta halt Israel flights after Haniyeh's killing

The currency fell by 1.2% after Hamas blamed Israel for the strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Bloomberg reported.

The Palestinian Hamas movement's leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory sign following a speech at a public rally during his visit to the southern Lebanese city of Saida, on June 26, 2022. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Who was Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political leader assassinated in Iran?

The Qatar-based Haniyeh became Hamas’ political chief in 2017 after ascending the group’s ranks and helped repair relations with Iran.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas listens as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) speaks during a meeting in Ankara, on March 5, 2024.

Abbas to visit Turkey mid August as both condemn Haniyeh’s killing

The visit is scheduled amid rising tensions after the Hamas leader's assassination in Tehran, with experts urging Turkey to exercise caution vis-a-vis Hamas amid regional instability.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters after his meeting with the Egyptian president, at the Cairo airport, on June 10, 2024.

US says not involved in killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is “imperative” following the assassination of Hamas' political leader.