Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage-release and cease-fire agreement ... He sent his own envoy, Steven Witkoff, to Qatar, where the indirect negotiations were taking place. Witkoff went from Qatar ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...