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

The deal will take place in three different phases, each of which will last for six weeks, according to U.S. and Qatari ...

The agreement temporarily ends the fighting in the Palestinian territory for the first time since November 2023.

After 15 months of a grueling war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Israel and Hamas agreed to phase one of a ...

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

Mediators say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza and to begin releasing the hostages held there.

The first phase of the deal reached between Hamas and Israel on Wednesday includes a pause in the war and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli ...

While the deal has been announced by mediators, it still needs to go through a four-step ratification process in Israel ...

Under the terms of the deal, Hamas will release 33 hostages over a period of 42 days, including women, children, the sick, ...

Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and an exchange of ...

The only Israeli children still in Gaza reportedly will be released under the deal, though their condition is unknown.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators said Wednesday, suggesting a pause may be coming soon in the ...