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

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

Israel has not approved the agreement heralded by Biden and Trump, saying Hamas is seeking last-minute changes.

Trump claims credit for Gaza ceasefire deal. Here’s what we know.

Adi Alexander, the father of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, talks about the prospects for his son's return under an ...

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

Peter and Zechariah Mehler have drawn kudos from Jews who favor an aggressive response to anti-Israel protests.

Daniel Lifshitz keeps running his hands through his short black hair. He's trying to stay calm because, perhaps this time, negotiators will reach a hostage deal.  "We've had a lot of roller-coasters, ...

As his captivity stretched into weeks and then months, the cold, wet winter set in, bringing along with it a dread he had never endured before.I felt a penetrating cold in my bones, said Har, 71, who ...

Israel’s war in Gaza has killed over 45,500 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who say women and children make up more than half the fatalities.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into ...