Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his nominee for Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to relay a “stark message” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week: “Make the deal,” the Wall ...

Qatar is expected to pass a list of three hostages set to be released on Saturday to Mossad chief David Barnea, Israeli ...

The large-scale release of high-profile Palestinian terrorists will require extensive surveillance by the Mossad to thwart potential attacks.

Simultaneously, Israeli officials are awaiting a list of all surviving hostages set to be freed in the first stage of the deal. However, preparations are underway for the possibility that Hamas may ...

JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "steadfast support" for Israel, days into a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank ...

CAIRO - An Israeli security delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to continue negotiations on the implementation of the ...

Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

That included allowing Qatar to deliver large amounts of financial aid — some ... Barnea would likely bear less ...

Following the meeting, Netanyahu instructed the heads of the Mossad spy agency and Shin Bet ... more than a year been mediating talks alongside Qatar and Egypt for an end to the war in Gaza ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in ...

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some gaps between both sides persist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

David Barnea (AFP photo) Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has authorised Mossad chief David Barnea to participate in ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a potential breakthrough in ...