Ellen Knickmeyer

People gather near a damaged building at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse.

September 21, 2024 at 5:18 p.m.

The public restraint follows explosions of the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies and an Israeli airstrike targeting a senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut, which threaten to spur all-out war between Israel...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference at the Government Press office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on the Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza deal

September 5, 2024 at 5:43 p.m.

The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release.

Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 8, 2023.

The White House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend

August 23, 2024 at 9:31 p.m.

CIA Director William Burns and Brett McGurk, a senior adviser on the Middle East to President Joe Biden, are leading the U.S. side of negotiations that began on Thursday.

Palestinians flee the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, following Israeli military evacuation orders, saying its forces will soon operate there, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza cease-fire talks: ‘There is no further time to waste’

August 8, 2024 at 7:55 p.m.

The three leaders issued a statement Thursday saying “only the details” remain to get a cease-fire deal and hostage release.

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