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

Palestinian militant group Hamas has been significantly battered by 15 months of war in Gaza but has not suffered the ...

It was not yet clear if the Israeli prime minister's statements merely reflected jockeying to keep his fractious coalition ...

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

Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage-release and cease-fire agreement, offering a measure of relief and hope to the region. But the deal brings no certain closure to the catastrophic Gaza war. It ...

The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said he is "confident" a deal will be implemented on Sunday despite Israeli claims that Hamas has backtracked on deal.

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

What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the ...

President Biden released a statement following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement Wednesday, saying release of American hostages will be included in the agreement.

Israeli strikes killed at least 78 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel ...

Both outgoing US President Joe Biden and US President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit for the ceasefire and hostage deal ...

Several Palestinians expressed hope for peace after mediators announced a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel had been ...