The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

“We believe that Hamas can be defeated ... in the Houla area and observation posts in the Kfarkela area in southern Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday. The IDF further added that earlier ...

People in both Tel Aviv and Gaza gathered on the streets, reacting to the news of a long-awaited ceasefire. Here's how some reacted in Phoenix to the news.

After months of frustrating the Biden Administration, Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised to accept a deal on the eve of Trump’s return to the White House.

The Israeli government on Friday approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas that will see the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian group after more than seven hours of debate, local media reported.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas offers a moment of hope amid a tumultuous 15-month conflict. However, skepticism looms as historical patterns of discord threaten the fragile peace process. What risks lie ahead,

President-elect Donald Trump's influence over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the defining factor in reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Ceasefire talks via middlemen from Qatar, Egypt and the US had been dragging on for several months, at times without hope. Now the key players were all inside one building in Doha and the pace was frantic.