Hamas is “very close to an agreement” with Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian ...

Three officials acknowledged progress has been made and said the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months ...

Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal to end the war in Gaza on Monday, after a midnight "breakthrough ...

Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a "final" draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to end the ...

Donald Trump’s pick for national security advisor, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., said negotiations for a deal to free the hostages ...

Militants in Gaza are recruiting new fighters under the leadership of Yahya Sinwar’s younger brother, Mohammed Sinwar, known ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have spoken in a phone call on the latest efforts to ...

The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for ...

Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump ...