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Trump says there's a 50/50 chance of signing deal as US, Iran reportedly near ceasefire extension

US response to Iran proposal expected by Sunday • Iran's top negotiator Ghalibaf meets Pakistani Army Chief • No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the US Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, in Maryland, U.S., May 20, 2026.

Pakistan tries to bridge gaps between Iran, US as Trump cancels trip to son's wedding, flies to DC

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.

Khamenei reportedly says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Israel deports all flotilla activists

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after disembarking Air Force One following his trip to China at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 15, 2026.

Trump says he will wait for right answer, seven soldiers injured in southern Lebanon


Trump, Netanyahu threaten Hamas if it doesn't disarm, four slain hostages returned to Israel

Bodies of four more hostages arrive to Israel • Netanyahu meets with released hostages • Hamas clashes with 'collaborators' in Gaza

IDF troops receive remains of killed hostages at official ceremony, October 14, 2025.

Four deceased hostages en route to Israel, Trump says more countries will join Abraham Accords

Living hostages reunite with families • Hamas names four deceased hostages to be returned • Trump departs Israel • Hamas publishes names of 20 hostages set for release on Monday morning

Released hostage Evyatar David, who was kidnapped to Gaza during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, reacts upon arrival at the site of Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, amid a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Israel October 13, 2025.

Release of hostages to begin at 8 a.m., says Hamas, Herzog awards Trump medal of honor

Trump: 'The war in Gaza is over' • Hamas threatens Gazan to not post hostage transfer information • Hospitals prepare for hostage arrival • New dialogue for new peace agreements, says Barnea

Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. The hostages are expected to be released from Hamas captivity tomorrow morning, on October 12, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner, and Ivanka Trump speak at Hostages' Square, IDF soldier dies from battle wounds

NYT reveals Sinwar's brutal October 7 plans • Palestinian clans clash with Hamas across Gaza • US confirms IDF withdrawal

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and Steve Witkoff at Tel Aviv's Hostages' Square. October 11, 2025.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire now in effect, Justice Ministry publishes list of terrorists to be released

Merz says Germany to give 29 million euros in Gaza humanitarian aid • US to establish coordination center on Gaza in Israel • IDF announces name of fallen soldier

  Celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators set to sign deal freeing all hostages from Gazaץ October 09, 2025.

Israeli gov’t votes to approve Gaza deal after hours-long debate, Trump says he ended war in Gaza

Smotrich, Ben-Gvir poised to reject deal in cabinet, government votes • Gaza deal a major achievement for Israel, FM Gideon Sa'ar tells 'Post' • IDF soldier wounded in operational accident

Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner,and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Hamas, PIJ flags seen at Oct. 7 protest in NYC, Israel, diaspora remembers massacre two years on

Witkoff heads to Cairo to attend ceasefire negotiations • Serious clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Athens • Gaza rocket launched at Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 anniversary.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?

First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House

 IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.

Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece, Trump says Hamas faces 'obliteration' if it rejects deal

Hamas collecting hostage bodies • Detained flotilla participant accused of biting prison medical staff • Israeli, Diaspora communities commemorate Oct. 7 Massacre anniversary.

Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, IDF reveals Hamas tunnels by Jordanian hospital

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament • Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla • PIJ says that Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza plan represents ‘stance of resistance'

A massive banner has been unfurled at Hostages Square during the two-year rally with a direct appeal to President Trump: “It’s Now or Never”