US officials have not given up hope of landing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal but are increasingly pessimistic that a breakthrough can come anytime soon, according to sources and officials familiar ...

The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel ...

CAIRO (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to ...

Devices exploding in Lebanon that apparently belonged to Hezbollah militants could escalate tensions in the Middle East. This ...

The secretary of state is making his 10th visit to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 attacks. Until now, he has met with ...

As Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv, Hamas announced it had rejected Israel's newest proposal. Israel demanded a lasting military presence along the Gaza-Egypt border and a line bisecting Gaza where ...

The US, Qatar and Egypt will present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas in the coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, as the Biden administration struggles to ...

90% is agreed but there are a few critical issues that remain," including the so-called Philadelphi corridor on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, Blinken said at a press ...

If Egypt and Israel do not agree on Netanyahu’s new conditions, why would Blinken expect the Palestinians to accept something Egypt wouldn’t allow? Is this part of an American-Israeli scheme ...