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

A Hamas official in Doha, who spoke on the condition of anonymity ... At the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, staff were making preparations to receive hostages and provide them adequate ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

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

The deal, not yet formally announced, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for ...

Their release is scheduled for Sunday, 19 January 2025. Hamas officials in Doha who participated in the ceasefire talks said Hamas has handed Israel the list of three hostages, says news agency AFP.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks at a joint press ...

Nitzan Alon and Diplomatic Adviser Ophir Falk to travel to Doha to continue advancing a ... Hostage families demonstrate in Tel Aviv for a hostage deal, January 11, 2025. (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI ...

Tel Aviv: Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage agreement being negotiated in Doha in relation to the situation in Gaza, CNN reported on Tuesday ...