A second stage of negotiations will then begin, to include the return of the remaining 65 hostages in Gaza and a lasting cease-fire ... to Qatar, where the indirect negotiations were taking place.

It was not yet clear if the Israeli prime minister's statements merely reflected jockeying to keep his fractious coalition ...

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

The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said he is "confident" a deal will be implemented on ...

President Biden released a statement following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement Wednesday, saying release of American hostages will be included in the agreement.

Palestinians in Gaza reeling from war have modest hopes from a ceasefire: To return to ruined homes. To sleep a night without fear. To grieve.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end ...

The dispute underscores the fragility of the deal as mediators worked to ensure that it would go into effect on schedule.

The Biden administration called for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration ...

Netanyahu signaled there were issues with the deal shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced it was complete.

Netanyahu's office said Hamas had "reneged on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to ...

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is in jeopardy due to last-minute demands from Hamas, with mediators working ...