In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.

For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian politburo.

In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of rubble in the wake of Sunday's ceasefire. The group's gunmen are guarding aid convoys on Gaza's dusty roads,

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

For Austin, the past 15 months have been filled with protests, grief, and rising Islamaphobia and antisemitism. Jewish, Muslim Austinites reflect, hope

A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all hostages held by Hams and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

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

Latest news and live updates as a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.

America cannot be great again, if alliances and strategic partnerships confront strains and stress and the domestic society remains polarised

Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.

The Israel-Hamas war has caused a level of destruction in Gaza "without precedent," according to UN Development Program chief Achim Steiner. The reconstruction costs will run into tens of billions of dollars.