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.

If President-elect Donald Trump wants Mideast peace he will have to godfather a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Israel and Hamas have finally reached a ceasefire deal after more than a year of devastating conflict in the Palestinian ...

Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, exchanging hostages and prisoners, as the conflict's broader implications unfold in ...

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President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

President Joe Biden touted a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a goal his administration has been working toward for more than a year now.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

The Trump administration is bringing new leaders into the State Department at the same time a new reform commission into coming into focus.

During a weeklong ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in late November 2023, Hamas freed more than 100 people. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Several ...

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire ...

The deal should bring the release of hostages and the drawing back of Israeli forces. But it is unclear if it will hold for ...