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

After news of a ceasefire agreement sparked mass rejoicing in Gaza, residents woke up Thursday to columns of smoke, rubble ...

The Biden administration called for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration ...

Israel accused Hamas on Thursday of backtracking on parts of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza war, ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up ...

Netanyahu's office said Hamas had "reneged on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to extort last-minute concessions." ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end ...

Under the deal, fighting will pause in Gaza leading to a phased release of hostages, and Palestinian prisoners and the entry ...

Israel has not approved the agreement heralded by Biden and Trump, saying Hamas is seeking last-minute changes.

Netanyahu’s office said his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement until Hamas backs down, accusing it of reneging on parts of the agreement to gain further concessions.

The Palestinian group has backed out of the deal in a "last-minute blackmail attempt," Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said ...

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