NPR's Scott Simons speaks to Maha Nassar, a professor at the University of Arizona, about how Palestinians will view the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to the White House next week.

A ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas is “on the brink of coming to fruition,” President Joe Biden said Monday. In his final foreign policy address before he leaves ...

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(AP Photo/Oded Balilty) The three-phase ceasefire deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and to allow hundreds ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened just ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun after 15 months of war. The deal aims to bring a permanent end to the fighting and will see hostages held by Hamas in Gaza exchanged for Palestinian ...

(JTA) — At least 300 people were arrested at a Jewish-led rally in the U.S. Capitol calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and condemning Israel for a “potential genocide” of the territory.

Just days before US president Joe Biden was set to leave office, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal after 15 months of war in Gaza. The Israeli cabinet approved the deal in the early hours ...

A ceasefire deal currently in place promises the release of the hostages held by Hamas and other Palestinian militant factions in Gaza. The first stage of the ceasefire will last six weeks and see ...