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.

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

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

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.

World should help firewall fragile ceasefire deal from churn in Israel politics, restart rehabilitation of Palestinians ...

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have spent the past year trying to mediate an end to the war sparked by Hamas' attack on ...

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.