Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal to halt the Gaza war and release hostages, while ...

Families of U.S. hostages held in Gaza touted President-elect Trump's role in Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations as they ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end ...

The Biden administration called for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration ...

Dan Senor, former foreign policy advisor in the Bush administration, ‘The Genius of Israel’ co-author and ‘Call Me Back’ ...

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing ...

Netanyahu's office said Hamas had "reneged on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to ...

The dispute underscores the fragility of the deal as mediators worked to ensure that it would go into effect on schedule.

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

Global peacemakers are praying the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will hold "so we do not return to the daily horror." ...

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities ...

The deal, not yet formally announced, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of ...