Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to begin early Sunday. Follow for live updates.

The UN secretary-general has reacted after Israel and Hamas agreed to have a ceasefire deal to halt the war in Gaza. The conflict had lasted several months.

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer gives credit to both presidents for their coordination on a ceasefire and details what's next for the Middle East region.

The United Nations says it’s ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza after a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so it can reach all those in need.

A ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war is to begin on Sunday at 0630 GMT, with three Israeli hostages to be released from captivity in return for a first group of Palestinian prisoners.

That’s according to the December 2024 report “The Unholy Alliance: UNRWA, Hamas and Islamic Jihad” from UN Watch, based in Geneva. Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA commissioner-general ...

The report offers yet more evidence of the UN-backed group’s complicity in terror and further challenges Unrwa’s prevailing claim that any examples

UN chief Antonio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, describing the deal as a "critical first step and urging parties to seize this opportunity to establish a credible political path to a better future for Palestinians,

This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., explains on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports" the potential problems he foresees in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. He tells NewsNation’s Hena Doba that “there is no peace for Israel as long as Hamas survives in the Gaza strip.

Families of U.S. hostages held in Gaza touted President-elect Trump's role in Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations as they anxiously await the possible return of their loved ones.