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 ...

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

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

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

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

The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said he is "confident" a deal will be implemented on ...

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

The deal is set to pause fighting in Gaza for six weeks as well as lead to the release of 33 hostages and hundreds of ...

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

After intense negotiations, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in ...