The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza, saying the outgoing Biden administration would hand over the roadmap to President-elect Donald Trump's team to pick up if a ceasefire deal is reached.

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top cabinet positions vowed not to politicize the agencies they would oversee, as they faced friendly questioning from Republican lawmakers in confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says he will "get back to" Senator Ben Ray Luján when asked at his Senate confirmation hearing if he would suggest cuts to Medicaid. Vile. pic.twitter.com/EM6Nx5L0XD

Victorian Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan has emerged as the frontrunner for the shadow foreign affairs portfolio after concerns emerged over deputy leader Sussan Ley’s failure to declare a trip to Palestine a decade ago.

Hamas remains the dominant Palestinian power in Gaza even after 15 months of Israeli bombardment, holding sway in displacement camps and refusing to surrender. By Adam Rasgon Reporting from ...

Hamas warned Israel that the ongoing airstrikes in Gaza could kill the remaining captives before the break-through cease-fire and hostage exchange deal even begins ...

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas was formally signed by negotiators in Qatar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday night — hours after several setbacks threatened to ...

A senior Hamas leader praised the Oct. 7 terror attack as a “miraculous military and security achievement,” while promising “justice” for those who committed ...

The breakthrough hostages-for-a-cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel was struck Wednesday because the terror group understood that the terms of any agreement ...

Israel and Hamas appear close to a cease-fire deal to end more than 15 months of devastating fighting in Gaza, though it's facing something of a last-minute crisis. The agreement, which has hit a ...