To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies’ deep distrust
Fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd while Red Cross vehicles come to collect Israeli hostages to be released under a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar, File)
Negotiators Agree to Long-Awaited Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza
The agreement, which must still be approved by the Israeli cabinet, incited joy in the Gaza Strip and Israel, even as some feared that it could fall apart.
Israeli attacks kill at least 80 in Gaza after ceasefire deal announced
One Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City killed 18 people as Palestinians await the start of the ceasefire on Sunday.
Gaza cease-fire deal at 'closest point', mediator says
If successful, the cease-fire deal would cap over a year of stop-start talks and lead to the biggest release of Israeli hostages since the early days of the conflict, when Hamas freed about half of its prisoners in exchange for 240 Palestinian detainees held by Israel.
Israel and Hamas in ‘final stages’ of Gaza ceasefire talks, officials say
U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators shuttled between the Israeli and Hamas delegations in Doha on Tuesday, where officials said a deal to halt the war is near.
Airstrikes on Gaza after Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, residents say
The complex accord emerged Wednesday after months of mediation by Qatar, Egypt & the US. Israeli bombardment, especially in Gaza City, killed 32 people hours later, medics say.
Israel and Hamas pause war in Gaza following ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas have worked out a ceasefire deal to pause the current conflict in Gaza. Here are the terms of the deal.
Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza
The Middle East team delivered editorially sharp, competitive, well-sourced, visually rich, and all-format reporting as the ceasefire deal was announced,
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.
US says Gaza ceasefire to start as planned despite 'loose end'
The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose end" at the ...
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Biden says 'on the brink' of truce deal as dozens killed in Gaza
A source familiar with the negotiations in Doha told AFP there had been "significant progress ... territory's health ...
How Israel-Hamas agreement came to be amid false starts, recriminations and deaths of key players
President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.
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Qatar presents final draft of Gaza truce deal after 'breakthrough'
Qatar on Monday presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft of a deal to end the Gaza war, following a midnight ...
Gaza ceasefire deal close as talks enter 'final stages', Qatar says
Qatar says it is hopeful that a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal could be agreed "very soon", with negotiators from ...
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Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war in Gaza
Strikes on Gaza City and northern Gaza killed at least 32 people ... Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha, Nidal ...
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Israeli forces besiege Jenin hospitals as Doha urges start of 2nd phase of Gaza truce
Israel's deadly West Bank raids come as Qatari and Egyptian Prime Ministers could start talks over the second phase of the ...
Middle East latest: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages
Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early Monday, more than seven hours after three ...