A second stage of negotiations will then begin, to include the return of the remaining 65 hostages in Gaza and a lasting cease-fire ... to Qatar, where the indirect negotiations were taking place.

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

Israeli strikes killed at least 78 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel ...

It was not yet clear if the Israeli prime minister's statements merely reflected jockeying to keep his fractious coalition ...

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have spent the past year trying to mediate an end to the war sparked by Hamas' attack on ...

The spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing warned that "any shelling attack" on Israel’s part "may turn the release of hostages into a tragedy" ...

The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said he is "confident" a deal will be implemented on ...

President Biden released a statement following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement Wednesday, saying release of American hostages will be included in the agreement.