Israel Truce

Marwan Barghouti Could Return Through Israel-Hamas Truce Deal

AP | BEN HUBBARD and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 03.27.2009 | World


RAMALLAH, West Bank — While a possible Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap focuses on a famous Israeli soldier, the prisoner most likely to affect...

Israel: No Truce, Border Openings Until Israeli Soldier freed

Haaretz | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's security cabinet decided on Wednesday that Israel would not open its border crossings with the Gaza Strip until Hamas agr...

Israel: No Truce Until Kidnapped Soldier Released

Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF and AP | Posted 03.17.2009 | World


Israel will not agree to a truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip without the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, the Prime Minister's Of...

Long-Term Israel Truce Imminent: Hamas

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 03.16.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Hamas officials said Friday an agreement with Israel on a long-term cease-fire in Gaza could be announced within days, but a new cyc...

Tzipi Livni Rules Out Hamas Talks

Xinhua | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


JERUSALEM, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday stressed that she sees no reason or need to negotiate with Hamas, saying...

Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 02.07.2009 | World


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egy...

Gaza Operation: Signs Of Rift Among Israel's Leaders

Haaretz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World


Four days after the launch of "Operation Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip, the first signs of a rift among the Israeli leadership over the campaign's mana...

Ehud Olmert: Gaza Offensive Will Not End Until Goals Achieved

Haaretz | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip would continue for as long as necessary to achieve the goal...

Hamas-Israel Truce May Be Extended By Palestinian Group

nytimes.com | TAGHREED EL | Posted 01.14.2009 | World


Hamas leaders in Gaza on Sunday left open the possibility of renewing a tenuous truce with Israel that is due to expire Friday, putting themselves at...