The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was among 24 people released in a seven-nation, painstakingly negotiated deal that President Biden hailed as a triumph of diplomacy.
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U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
People briefed on the talks said it would be days until it is clear whether there was a breakthrough, and other officials cautioned that previous hopes had been dashed.
Israeli Strike Kills Health Official, Gazans Say, as Gallant Visits U.S.
Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, was meeting with the C.I.A. director and the secretary of state on Monday as Israel signaled a potential shift in its military campaign in Gaza.
Shattered by Montreal Mind-Control Experiments, but Undeterred in a Suit
Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit.
Israel and Hamas Could Restart Cease-Fire Talks Within a Week, Officials Say
Negotiators held preliminary discussions in Paris this weekend, hoping to revive the possibility of a truce, the officials said.
CIA Director Burns to Try Reviving Cease-Fire and Hostage Negotiations in Europe
It was unclear if negotiators from Egypt and Qatar would participate.
Cease-Fire Talks Hit Snag Over Hostages and Permanence, Officials Say
Representatives of Israel and Hamas have left Egypt without any deal in sight.
A Former Guantánamo Prisoner’s New Life
In a quick but eventful year since his release, Majid Khan reunited with his wife, met his daughter who was born after his capture and added to his family with a baby son.
Pact Hamas Has Embraced Is U.S.-Israel Cease-Fire Deal With Small Changes, Officials Say
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, was consulted on the changes, the officials say. The proposal uses the term “sustainable calm,” wording that Israel had earlier agreed earlier to, but whose definition may be a point of friction.
Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site
Col. Matthew McCall toured the part of the prison at Guantánamo Bay where, in 2007, federal agents obtained now-disputed confessions from terrorism suspects.