Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal to halt the Gaza war and release hostages, while ...

The ceasefire deal agreed by Israel and Hamas has not ended the bloodshed in Gaza yet, nor the desperate wait for hostages' ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last-minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal ...

His office is accusing Hamas of last-minute attempts to go against a clause that grants Israel a veto over the release of ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ...

Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ...

The Israeli government must still formally approve the deal, which calls for Israel’s withdrawal from some areas of Gaza and the return of hostages taken by Hamas.

It was not yet clear if Netanyahu's statements merely reflected jockeying to keep his fractious coalition together or whether ...

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators said Wednesday, suggesting a pause may be coming soon in the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

It took eight months of mediation and the joint efforts of both old and new US administrations, alongside those of Egypt and Qatar, to get Israel and Hamas to commit.

Vladimir Fitin elaborated that this primarily involves Israel’s internal political situation, which remains deeply divided, as the coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces s ...