Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan

Published on May 10, 2013

Threats from Damascus and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to turn the Golan Heights into a "resistance front" against Israel could end nearly four decades of calm across the increasingly tense ceasefire line separating Israeli and Syrian forces.

Syria violating agreement with Israel, Ban tells U.N. Security Council

Published on December 4, 2012

The Syrian government is violating a 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

U.S. senators urge Morsi to halt Gaza arms smuggling

Published on December 4, 2012

A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to crack down on arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip.

The two faces of Morsi: Power-hungry peace broker?

Published on November 27, 2012

Is Morsi morphing into Mubarak? Last week Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi earned U.S. kudos that were quickly followed by expressions of concern -- the former for brokering the truce that ended the Israel-Hamas mini-war, the latter for then decreeing himself absolute powers.

Operation Pillar of Defense: Lessons learned

Published on November 21, 2012

As Israel and Hamas mostly stilled their guns Wednesday night after reaching a cease-fire agreement, ending eight days of intense bombardment, both sides took home some new lessons about their foes.

Meeting Clinton, Netanyahu demands ‘long-term’ Gaza deal

Published on November 20, 2012

Israel is prepared to escalate its Gaza Strip offensive but would prefer a long-term diplomatic solution to the threat of rockets from the Palestinian enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

Cease-fire may be close; Israel, Egypt say no deal yet

Published on November 20, 2012

A Hamas official said Egyptian mediators had clinched a truce with Israel on Tuesday that would go into effect within hours, but Egypt and Israel said a Gaza ceasefire deal was still up in the air after a week of fighting.

Israel-Gaza conflict: Low expectations

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on November 20, 2012

No one knows for sure why the Gaza hostilities began. We know that there had been weeks of intensifying rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, rockets fired by various Palestinian groups that were tolerated, even encouraged by the governing Hamas.

Gaza truce deal not finalized, Israeli government spokesman says

Published on November 20, 2012

A ceasefire deal with Gaza militants has not been finalized and the "ball is still in play", Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told CNN on Tuesday.

Clinton heading to Israel for cease-fire talks

Published on November 20, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to Israel to discuss plans for a cease-fire.

With cease-fire talks proceeding, Israel reportedly holding off on ground invasion

Published on November 20, 2012

Israel reportedly has held off on a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in order to give cease-fire talks a chance to work.

Informal ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, brokered by Egypt, holding

Published on October 25, 2012

Israel and Hamas reportedly were observing an informal ceasefire, brokered by Egypt.

Egypt brokering cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians

Published on June 21, 2012

As rockets continued to fall on southern Israel, Egypt reportedly was working to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in Gaza.

With rocket fire continuing, southern Israeli schools are closed

Published on March 15, 2012

Schools were closed in southern Israel again as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip continued to strike despite a cease-fire.

Israeli retaliatory strikes hit Gaza amid cease-fire

Published on March 14, 2012

Despite a cease-fire that has held for about a day, Israel's military struck two sites in Gaza in retaliation for attacks on Israel following a cease-fire announcement.

Israelis see Iran ‘mini-drill’ in Gaza flare-up

Published on March 13, 2012

Israel has emerged from the past few days of fighting with Palestinians in Gaza more confident that its advanced missile shield and civil defenses can perform well in any war with Iran.

Rockets land in Israel despite reported cease-fire

Published on March 13, 2012

At least seven rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza exploded in Israel after reports of an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.

After rapid escalation, Israel, Egypt and Hamas try to hold their fire

Published on August 23, 2011

For now, it seems, a tentative cease-fire is holding.

Egypt acts on border region as Israel tensions linger

Published on August 22, 2011

Egypt announced plans to develop a region bordering Israel on Monday after Israeli officials blamed its loosening grip on the area for the killing of eight Israelis by armed militants, inflaming tensions between the two neighbors.

Palestinians announce ceasefire after five-day rocket barrage

Published on August 22, 2011

Palestinian factions in Gaza appeared to be observing a ceasefire with Israel reportedly brokered by Egypt.

Israel, Gaza terrorists enter cease-fire

Published on April 11, 2011

Israel and terrorist groups in Gaza reportedly agreed to a ceasefire.

IDF strikes kill nine in Gaza as barrage of mortars hits Israel

Published on April 8, 2011

Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed four Hamas militants and five Palestinian civilians on Friday as a fresh spike in cross-border violence continued for a second day.

Libya army declares immediate ceasefire as Western powers continue air strikes

Published on March 20, 2011

The Libyan armed forces have issued a command to all units to observe an immediate ceasefire, a Libyan army spokesman told a news conference on Sunday.

Libya declares cease-fire in wake of UN vote to intervene [VIDEO]

Published on March 18, 2011

Libya declared a ceasefire in the country and will comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on Friday. The conciliatory message was in sharp contrast to comments made by Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi just before the UN vote, in which he said that forces loyal to him would mercilessly attack rebels.

Hamas reportedly accepts cease-fire proposal

Published on January 14, 2009

Cease-fire with Hamas appears imminent

By Leslie Susser
Published on June 17, 2008

With a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expected to take effect this week, the question is what impact -- if any -- such a deal will have on the wider efforts to reach accommodation with the Palestinians.

Wary Olmert takes chance on Gaza cease-fire

By Leslie Susser
Published on November 30, 2006

Disappointed by cease-fires so often in the past, but casting an eye to a better future, Israelis greeted this week's cease-fire announcement in the Gaza Strip with a mixture of skepticism, fear and hope.

Gap-Year Kids Leave to Study For A Year in Israel

By Ali Austerlitz
Published on August 31, 2006

Many college-bound high school graduates are packing up their inflatable sofas and plan to stay abreast Middle East news using wireless laptops. But some of their peers will get a real-time glimpse of current events as they prepare for a year of study in Israel.

Mideast’s New Reality

By M.J. Rosenberg
Published on February 2, 2006

It's not often that Mel Weiss is heard complimenting President Bush. But after hearing the President's response to the victory of Hamas in last week's Palestinian elections, that's just what Weiss did.

Nation & World Briefs

Published on August 4, 2005

The successor to the late Saudi King Fahd has previously proposed a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Cease-Fire Appears on Verge of Collapse

By Leslie Susser
Published on May 12, 2005

Just three months after it was ushered in at a peace summit in February, there are growing signs that the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians may be on the verge of collapse.

But Will It Last?

By Leslie Susser
Published on February 17, 2005

The dust is still settling after last week's summit at the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheik, but early signs on the ground are highly contradictory.

Last week, just 48 hours after the summit, Palestinian terrorist groups fired more than 50 mortar shells at Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip -- yet now Hamas, the largest and most important of the terrorist groups, says it's committed to the cease-fire announced at the summit.

Both Sides Need to Stay on the Path

By Daniel Sokatch
Published on August 21, 2003

The terrorist who blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus Tuesday night did more than murder 20 Israelis and injure more than 100 others.

Suicide Bombings Threaten Cease-Fire

By Gil Sedan
Published on August 14, 2003

The suicide bombings that hit Israel this week shattered the relative calm that had taken hold in Israel and the West Bank this summer. How they will affect the cease-fire declared by Palestinian terrorist groups and implementation of the "road map" peace plan is anybody's guess.

Air Strikes Gives ‘Road Map’ a Push

By Leslie Susser
Published on June 19, 2003

The violence that threatened to scuttle the nascent "road map" peace plan last week seems to have had quite a different result.

Real Peace Moves, or Just Politics?

By Leslie Susser
Published on February 13, 2003

After more than two years of a downward spiral in Israeli-Palestinian relations, the prospect of a new regional balance after an
anticipated American war on Iraq is concentrating Israeli and Palestinian minds.

Arab, Muslim Leaders Want Linkage

By James D. Besser
Published on October 4, 2001

A parade of Arab and Muslim leaders is passing through Washington, promising support for the U.S.-led effort against terrorist kingpin Osama bin Laden -- but also urging the administration to press harder for a cease-fire and new negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

Reconquer, Negotiate or Separate?

By Eric Silver
Published on August 23, 2001

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is set to meet with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat in Berlin next week under the aegis of the German government. Peres has proposed a "gradual" or phased cease-fire. In a plan presented to U.S. envoy to the Middle East, David Satterfield, and the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, Peres called for a staggered cease-fire in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to Ha'aretz. The plan would divide the West Bank and Gaza , and the Palestinians and Israelis would restore calm separately in each area until a total cease-fire is reached.