Hamas accepted the framework of a hostage-release cease-fire proposal that would include negotiations with Israel bolstered by US involvement to reach a permanent end to the war, according to reports.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would send its negotiating team to Qatar, this after Hamas said it had issued a "positive response" to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire ...

Hamas announced on Friday that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, opening the path toward a deal to halt the conflict after months of failed ...

Lee's proposal came as the Trump administration has slashed funding for national parks, and proposed increasing drilling and mining on public lands across the West and in Alaska.

A controversial provision that would have allowed for the sale of national forest and other public lands is likely to be removed from a mega budget bill now before the U.S. Senate.

Full announcement “The nationwide, bipartisan backlash sparked by Senator Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land shows just how universally unpopular his idea is ...