WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team.

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “This ceasefire is very welcome news, and I suspect it is no accident that it has finally come as a result of the involvement of President Trump’s team.

During a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for Marco Rubio as United States Secretary of State, Senator Jim Risch announced that the ceasefire had been agreed to by both parties. [199] Senator Bernie Sanders welcomed the ceasefire, further saying that the war crimes of both sides should face accountability. [ 217 ]

Jan 16, 2025 · A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached that will see the release of some hostages held by the militant group for more than a year, negotiators and U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Jun 2, 2021 · A large group of House Democrats on Wednesday pressed Sen. Jim Risch (Idaho), the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lift his hold on aid to Palestinians after a...

Jan 15, 2025 · During a confirmation hearing for Marco Rubio, who has been nominated by incoming president Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of State, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jim Risch briefly interrupted the proceedings to note he had just learned a ceasefire deal had been reached.

Jan 15, 2025 · Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire that will lead to the release of “some” hostages held by the militant group for more than a year, mediators and U.S. officials said Wednesday. In Washington, Senator Jim Risch, chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, broke the news in the middle of a nomination hearing for Senator ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Hamas' Doha-based leaders have exploited this arrangement, and used the relative freedom that Qatar has afforded them to oppose ceasefire negotiations in international media, host Iranian officials at Hamas' Doha headquarters, and travel abroad.

Jan 15, 2025 · U.S. Senators overseeing the confirmation hearing of Donald Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio reacted to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Some disagree on which president, Biden or Trump, deserves credit for the deal.

Jan 21, 2025 · Regarding congressional reaction to the ceasefire, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) praised the announcement, crediting President Trump, and called for continued US support for Israel and the release of the remaining hostages, in particular American citizens.