TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A senior leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, said they are willing to consider a temporary freeze of weapons, but they refuse full disarmament. Disarmament is the main demand of the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan.

President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is set to enter a new phase within weeks, but crucial pieces of the agreement remain undefined as Israel tightens its military grip on the battered enclave.

In rare engagement with Israeli media, source in terror group argues weapons are used to 'liberate' Palestinians from Israeli rule, and therefore can't be ceded until statehood secured

The sides, which agreed to the ceasefire in October, are preparing to move into a second and more complicated phase of the agreement.

The top U.S. diplomat will meet with regional leaders to emphasize U.S. support for a Syrian-led transition to “an accountable and representative government.”

Palestinian Islamists Hamas say they are sticking to their demands and will only agree to a deal to end the Gaza war if it includes a permanent ceasefire. In addition, the Israeli military would have to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip, a ...