Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level.  Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken eventually recognized that Israel has “systematically undermined the capacity and ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza ...

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...

An Israeli official says that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, and five Thai ...

Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.