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

Hamas official Izzat al-Risheq says the deal reached in the Qatari capital, Doha, meets all of the Palestinian group’s ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in ...

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have spent the past year trying to mediate an end to the war sparked by Hamas' attack on ...

It took eight months of mediation and the joint efforts of both old and new US administrations, alongside those of Egypt and Qatar, to get Israel and Hamas to commit.

Smotrich met with defense chiefs and advisors to Netanyahu throughout the night, insisting that the agreement include a ...

Israel continues deadly strikes on Gaza despite ceasefire announcement - ...

Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif was finally able to remove his body armour after reporting from Gaza for 15 months. In ...

Maria Zakharova also highlighted that "representatives of the incoming US administration" were involved in the final stages of negotiations ...

The truce will go into effect on Sunday. Hamas will release 33 hostages in waves over six weeks. They’ll include women, ...