US urges Hamas to accept hostage deal and six-week pause to Gaza war

“Israel has put a forward-leaning deal on the table,” US National Security Communication Advisor John Kirby. “They have made an offer here. And the onus is on Hamas to accept it.” REUTERS TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 4, 2024 21:20 Updated: MARCH 4, 2024 22:53 The White House called on Hamas to accept a hostage deal that […]

Hamas official: ‘We don’t know which of the hostages are dead or alive’

Hamas official Basem Naim told the BBC that information on the hostages was “valuable” and couldn’t be given for “free.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD MARCH 4, 2024 20:25 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 01:11 Basem Naim speaking during the webinar, February 27 2024.(photo credit: screenshot) Hamas official Basem Naim said on Monday to the Anglo-France-Presse […]

Russia to cut oil output by 471,000 bpd in second quarter

March 3, 2024 5:36 pm Russia will cut oil production by almost half a million barrels per day in the second quarter of 2024, the government said Sunday, as part of a move to boost prices. The plan, agreed with Russia’s energy allies in the OPEC+ group, comes on top of previous cuts to both […]

Rare coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt discovered in Judean Desert

Rare coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt discovered in Judean Desert Since 2017, a team of archaeologists from the IAA’s Prevention of Archaeological Theft unit has been systematically surveying the Judean Desert to reach valuable finds before the antiquity looters. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH MARCH 4, 2024 10:17   The rare coin. A date palm is […]

Biden, Harris, Gantz Arm Wrestle Netanyahu to Save Hamas

David Israel24 Adar I 5784 – March 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL President Joe Biden and Minister Benny Gantz, July 13, 2022.     Israel announced Sunday night that is not sending a delegation to Cairo to resume the hostage negotiations because Hamas is refusing to hand over the list of living hostages […]

No more ‘business as usual’ with Qatar mediation- opinion

Israel must be prepared to “lose” Qatar as a central player in negotiating a hostage deal while seeking alternatives. By NOA LAZIMI MARCH 4, 2024 06:42 Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Palestinian group Hamas’ top leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar December 20, 2023.(photo credit: IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT […]

Report: Hamas believes 1st Ramadan weekend is more attainable target for deal; Sinwar out of contact for a week

Today, 8:52 am   Yahya Sinwar (C), Hamas’s Gaza Strip chief, waves to supporters in Gaza City, on April 14, 2023. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) An unnamed Hamas official tells the Wall Street Journal that while there is slow progress on an agreement for a temporary ceasefire and hostage deal, it seems unlikely that it will be […]