The U.S. secretary of state is on a tour of the Middle East to press for a cease-fire deal, but a Hamas spokesman said the group could not accept the latest Israeli proposal without changes.

Hamas says its position is ‘negative’ on Israel’s offer but signals willingness to keep talking.

Israel has softened some demands in cease-fire negotiations, officials say.

Israeli settlers attacked aid trucks headed to Gaza, Jordan says.

Blinken’s visit to the Kerem Shalom crossing puts aid for Gaza front and center.

‘Thank you, American universities’: Gazans express gratitude for campus protesters.

Colombia’s president says the country will sever ties with Israel, calling its government ‘genocidal.’

Netanyahu’s pledge to invade Rafah could undermine efforts to reach a cease-fire deal.