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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages ...

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

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks ending with ...

The dispute underscores the fragility of the deal as mediators worked to ensure that it would go into effect on schedule.

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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a ...

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US ...

The deal would open a pathway to end the 15-month and begin with an exchange of some of the hostages in Gaza for Palestinian ...

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