Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and ...

Mediators say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza and to begin releasing the hostages held there.

Steve Witkoff, President-elect Trump's chief Middle East negotiator who played a key role in the Hamas-Israeli ceasefire, is a billionaire real estate developer and investor.

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

In the first phase, 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be freed, and hundreds of trucks with ...