6 days ago · Extending the ceasefire depends on even more negotiations meant to begin soon and eventually tackling the tough issue of how Gaza will be governed, with Israel still demanding the elimination of Hamas. Hanging over those talks is the possibility Israel could resume its campaign to destroy the militant group — even as dozens of hostages remain ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The deal represents the second ceasefire since the war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched an attack into Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages ...

Jan 18, 2025 · It will be the second ceasefire since the war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages ...

The ceasefire and hostage deal doesn’t say whether Israel and Egypt will lift a blockade on Gaza they imposed when Hamas seized power in 2007. International donors are unlikely to invest in an ungoverned territory that has seen five wars in less than two decades, which means the sprawling tent camps along the coast could become a permanent ...

Jan 17, 2025 · JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever.. The government announced the approval after 1 a.m. Jerusalem time and confirmed the ceasefire will go into effect on ...

Jan 16, 2025 · The agreement outlines a roughly six-week initial ceasefire phase that is expected to start Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, or 1:30 a.m. ET, the Israel Defense Forces have said.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is under way after 15 months of war. The deal aims to bring a permanent end to the fighting and free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Israel’s cease-fire agreement with Hamas will go into effect on Sunday, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. A ministry ...

Jan 14, 2025 · A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, the first pause in the fighting for more than a year, as three hostages were released from Gaza and reunited with family members.

Jan 17, 2025 · Israeli strikes have killed at least 116 people since the deal was announced, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. The leaders of the G7 countries said in a statement today they “fully endorse and will...