Israel-Hamas War

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.

The first three hostages were released from Gaza hours after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect

Three hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. A gradual release of dozens of captives over the next several weeks has been agreed on. The truce and release of hostages sparked hope and trepidation among Israelis. Many fear that the...

Three hostages have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to NBC News’ crew in Gaza, and will be making their way to Israel.

The first three hostages were released from Gaza, and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody, as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war.

The deal “was only really accepted in the end because Trump came along,” a former hostage negotiator told NBC News.

Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited agreement to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes meanwhile killed dozens of people across the war-ravaged territory....

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

The last 15 months of war in Israel and Gaza have profoundly impacted people in Massachusetts, particularly those with family overseas. While the ceasefire agreement reached Wednesday offers a glimmer of hope after a period of intense suffering, significant uncertainty remains. For some, the news offers a chance to breathe easier. “For the first time in almost 500 days, Palestinians...

A man with Bloomfield ties is among multiple Israeli hostages expected to be released as a part of a ceasefire deal, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News. An official said American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen is alive and expected to be released in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which includes the release of women, children, elderly...

President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and both their teams all deserve credit for the work leading to a deal to end the fighting in the Middle East, political commentator Sue O’Connell says.

President Joe Biden spoke about the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are claiming credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal being reached. Here’s what they said.

Senators John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chuck Schumer, D-New York, react to the news of a cease fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

According to the deal, fighting will pause in Gaza for six weeks, and dozens of Israeli hostages, as well as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, will be freed.

A ceasefire deal was reached Wednesday to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to President Joe Biden, Qatar’s prime minister and Hamas officials.

Palestinians in Gaza were cautiously optimistic after President Joe Biden said negotiators were “on the brink” of securing a truce between Israel and Hamas.

A ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas is “on the brink of coming to fruition,” President Joe Biden said Monday.

Israel’s military said the body of Yosef Al Zaydani was recovered in an underground tunnel in Gaza and that it was examining whether a second body was that of another hostage.