Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ceasefire deal is a way 'to end the madness in Gaza.'

Former Palestinian peace talks adviser and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu talks about the the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and what Trump's election will mean for U.S. involvement in agreement.

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

The following excerpt was edited for clarity and length. Leila Fadel: So, with this ceasefire in place between Israel and Hamas, a fragile ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire. Israel, yesterday ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Peter Beinart about his new book, "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza," a critique of the American Jewish community's reaction to the war in the Palestinian enclave.

Since October, the Biden administration has sent about $121 million in taxpayer funds to UNRWA, the U.N. agency under scrutiny for its alleged ties to Hamas, the State Department said Tuesday.

Follow the latest updates from NBC News here. The day after militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, the two sides were engaged in all-out war, with at more than 1,100 dead ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Israel has rescued eight hostages in military operations. Hamas militants released four women for “humanitarian reasons.” The cross-border attack that Hamas militants launched on Oct. 7 ...

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 96 hours have killed two Israeli hostages and seriously injured eight others, Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday over the ...

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediators from the ...