Brett McGurk
US envoy to visit Egypt, Israel for hostage talks, official says
Politics
Amanda Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk will travel to the region this week for continued talks on securing the ...
Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief’s meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal
Politics
Amanda Smith
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Friday with his Egyptian and Qatari counterparts ahead of a trip by his CIA director ...
White House unaware of timeline for Israel’s shift to less-intense Gaza operations
Politics
Amanda Smith
The White House doesn’t know when Israel plans to shift to a less-intense phase of its retaliation against Hamas, a senior administration ...
The Path to the Hostage Deal
Politics
Amanda Smith
WASHINGTON — When it was all said and done, the deal to release some of the hostages held by Hamas came down ...