Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss Israel's security cabinet approving a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The agreement still needs the full ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and ...

Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, joins to discuss the latest developments on the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office ...

Irael's security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal this morning that would halt the fighting in Gaza and allow for the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of ...

January 18, 2025 • Seven of the nearly 100 hostages held in Gaza are U.S. citizens, several of whom are confirmed dead. January 18, 2025 • In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut ...

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Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.

The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday. Qatar's foreign minister, Majid ...

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The first three hostages released from Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday have arrived in Israel, the military ...

In accordance with the hostage release deal, Israel freed 90 terrorists early Monday morning in exchange for the three hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity on Sunday. 78 of the terrorists ...