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 first phase of the deal, which includes a series of hostage and prisoner exchanges, is taking place from today. Meanwhile ...

CAIRO (AP) — The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator ...

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is expected to start operating “soon,” according to Egyptian officials, as they ...

The European Union is in talks to revive a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah ...

Israel’s security Cabinet approves of the Gaza cease-fire, which would pause the war with Hamas and release dozens of ...

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, mediator Qatar announced Saturday.

The question is if the ceasefire will survive beyond its first phase. Here is a look at the plan and potential pitfalls.

The deal now goes to the full Cabinet of ministers for final sign-off. It is expected to OK the ceasefire, which could start as soon as Sunday.

Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising ...

By Lauren Izso, Mick Krever, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for the ...