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Hamas said a new round of indirect talks on a Gaza ceasefire resumed in Qatar's Doha on Friday, stressing the group's seriousness in seeking to reach a deal as soon as possible, senior Hamas official Basem Naim said.

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Hamas terrorists were able to watch their Israeli ... and that terrorist organizations are not Russia or China,” Nathaniel Palmer, a senior lecturer in the Middle East Studies department at ...

Hamas released a video Saturday indicating that 19-year-old hostage Liri Albag is possibly still alive — and showing her hanging her head in despair as she talks of “living in a nightmare.”

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"Hamas has not transferred a name list of (Israeli) hostages so far," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, denying previous media reports, which, citing a Hamas official, said the group agreed to release 34 hostages.

Hamas has also said indirect negotiations will resume in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, emphasizing “its seriousness” to reach a deal. Hamas “confirms, as every time, its seriousness, positivity ...

Israel contests Hamas statement on hostage list More than 100 people die in Israeli strikes this weekend, medics say Israeli military says it killed dozens of Hamas militants State Department says ...

Israel and Hamas wrangle over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home.

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In an exit interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, CIA Director William Burns says he still thinks "there's a chance" for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.