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The Latest Breaking News from Brett McGurk

Scoop: CIA director, Biden adviser head to Mideast to push for hostage/ceasefire deal

It's part of a full-court press by the Biden administration to get a breakthrough.

Axios

Sullivan plans talks in Saudi Arabia, Israel amid tensions over Rafah

The White House is trying to dissuade Israel from launching a broad military operation in the southern Gaza city that would cross Biden's "red line" for withholding weapons to Israel.

Axios

Russia warns against travel to Middle East amid fears of Iranian attack on Israel – as it happened

US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk is understood to have made the request of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq

The Guardian - AU

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Gaza war: US presses for ceasefire as hopes rise of deal at Paris peace talks

Mossad chief said to be heading to Paris for peace summit

Evening Standard

Southern Gaza Hit As Israeli Spy Chief Reportedly Heads To New Talks

Israeli air strikes targeted homes in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said on Friday, adding to what aid groups describe as an increasingly hopeless humanitarian situation despite efforts towards new truce talks.

International Business Times

Middle East crisis: Netanyahu presents first official post-Gaza war plan; MSF says ‘there is no health system left in Gaza’ – as it happened

Israel wants security control over all land west of Jordan, including occupied West Bank and Gaza; MSF says idea of humanitarian response in Gaza ‘an illusion’

The Guardian - AU

Efforts intensify to free hostages in Gaza amid ongoing negotiations

Get an update on the ongoing efforts to secure the release of hostages in Gaza, as senior US officials engage in talks to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage...

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Aid headed into Gaza after Israel-Hamas seal first deal since truce ended

Could Israel and Hamas be persuaded to come to an agreement on another truce?

Al Jazeera

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza

Shipment of aid for Palestinians and medicines for captives held by Hamas to leave Doha on Wednesday for Egypt.

Al Jazeera

Journalists slam Biden admin for accusing HuffPost reporter of fabricating quotes in Gaza report

In a move that has drawn flak from several prominent American journalists, a top official within the Joe Biden administration has accused HuffPost journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed of making up quotes in a report – about a 90-day plan to rebuild Gaza after the conclusion of the recent violent flare-up.

Newslaundry

Survival, scandal, a secret cell: how the nail-biting Israel-Hamas hostage deal was done

Weeks of precarious talks finally led to Friday’s releases of captives. Here’s the inside story

The Guardian - UK

How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Secrecy and public anger: how the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal came about

Increasing pressure from the US and from the families of Israeli hostages were vital in securing agreement for the four-day truce

The Independent UK

How Joe Biden and a ‘secret cell’ of aides worked to arrange a Gaza ceasefire

President Biden’s brief sojourn in Tel Aviv marked the start of what has been a high-stakes game of shuttle diplomacy that resulted in a hostage deal, Andrew Feinberg reports

Al Jazeera

Behind the scenes: How the Israel-Hamas truce deal came together

Here’s how the negotiations involving Israel, Hamas, Qatar, the US and Egypt unfolded.

The Guardian - UK

Israel and Hamas appear close to hostage release deal, say officials

Agreement could involve limited ceasefire in Gaza Strip and release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails

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The Guardian - UK

Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel

Ayman Safadi says credibility of international law at stake as he clashes with senior US official over terms for humanitarian pause

The Independent UK

Jordan's foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on

Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threaten to engulf the wider Middle East

Reason

Why Are American Troops Still in Iraq and Syria?

Our troops are just sitting there with targets on their backs. Why?

Zenger

Mossad Chief Secretly Visits Washington To Discuss Saudi-Israel Deal

Israel's intelligence head met with top US officials to explore Saudi Arabia's potential entry into the Abraham Accords.

The Hindu

The path to a new and imminent U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

The proposed fresh nuclear deal agreement between the United States and Iran is being seen by Iranian officials as a “political ceasefire”

Axios

Biden advisers brief Israel's Netanyahu on Saudi talks

Possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia was expected to be a topic of Sullivan's talks with MBS.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Meets with US Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Jeddah on Thursday with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. They discussed ways to bolster joint coordination to serve the interests of their countries. They also covered regional and international developments. Prince…

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