After three days of emotional back and forth, Israel has approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas. This would pause fighting in Gaza and allow hostages to be released.

Families in the Tri-State Area impacted by the Israel-Hamas war are waiting for Israel's full cabinet to vote on the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas sparked a glimmer of hope for a family with ties to Connecticut.

A ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached, NBC News reports, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the bloody 15-month war that has wreaked destruction and inflamed tensions across the region.

Palestinians in Gaza were cautiously optimistic after President Joe Biden said negotiators were "on the brink" of securing a truce between Israel and Hamas.

(THE CONVERSATION) A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Even as Israel’s cabinet delayed until Jan. 17 its vote to ratify the complex deal, Blinken said he is “ very confident this is moving forward .”

In his final foreign policy address before he leaves office next week, Biden said his administration is “working urgently” to close the agreement.

A man with Bloomfield ties is among multiple Israeli hostages expected to be released as a part of a ceasefire deal, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News. An official said American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen is alive and expected to be released in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal,

The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas sparked a glimmer of hope for a family with ties to Connecticut.