CAIRO: Exiled Hamas chief Khalil Al-Hayya said on Thursday the group has received guarantees from the United States, Arab mediators, and Turkiye that the war in Gaza has permanently ended. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza that has upended the Middle East.

CAIRO: Israel and Hamas began indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza on Monday, after both sides signaled support for US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. The talks in…

Hamas’s senior negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said Tuesday during indirect talks with Israel in Egypt that the group seeks assurances from U.S. President...