Trump Says He Wants Jordan and Egypt to Take in Palestinians From Gaza
President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an…
Israel’s Mixed Mood Over Cease-Fire
When three Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on Sunday, Meytal Ofer, an Israeli kindergarten teacher, felt two competing emotions. First and foremost, Ms. Ofer felt joy — three of…
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
At the end of a war in Gaza in 2021, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was photographed sitting in an armchair in his ruined home, a symbol of continuing…
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
At the end of a war in Gaza in 2021, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was photographed sitting in an armchair in his ruined home, a symbol of continuing…
How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They also set off shock waves that have…
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
For his first three years as the head of the C.I.A., William J. Burns was relentlessly focused on tripling the agency’s resources devoted to understanding China, and on countering Russia…
Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside…
Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire
The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside…
Why Trump Wanted a Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Before He Took Office
For President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Israeli-Gaza cease-fire deal was key for two reasons. It removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his…
How the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal United Teams Biden and Trump
When President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday to pressure him on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, there…
