A relative of Israeli children held captive in Gaza pleaded with negotiators nearing a deal on a ceasefire. Yifat Zailer, cousin of Shiri Bibas—kidnapped with her husband and two sons, aged 5 and ...

The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in ...