Six days ago, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that "there could be a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza by next week." It was Friday when he spoke, three days before the expected arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington.

A few hours before U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began their first of two planned meetings at the White House on Monday, five soldiers were…

As Israelis grasp scraps of information about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, searching for hints of a hostage/cease-fire deal to end the war in Gaza, the…