What changed since the Gaza ceasefire deal was rejected months ago? Trump, some officials say
The deal “was only really accepted in the end because Trump came along,” a former hostage negotiator told NBC News.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Israeli Cabinet approves deal
The prime minister's office said the ceasefire would begin on Sunday. Israeli strikes have killed more than 110 people since the deal was announced, Gaza's Civil Defense said.
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions. Russian and Iranian officials say the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” covers all areas — from trade and military cooperation to science, education and culture.
Israel ramps up deadly airstrikes on Gaza after ceasefire deal is reached
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will go into effect too late for Akram Abu Ahmed to see his children again. His family's sole survivor after an Israeli airstrike, Ahmed was sleeping in the area of Gaza City in the early hours of Thursday after celebrating news of the truce when he heard a loud sound and was thrown into the air. “Dust and screams surrounded me,” Abu Ahmed told NBC News' crew on the ground in Gaza on Thursday. His wife and three of his children were killed, including a daughter whom he said was a doctor.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Israel Cabinet set to vote on deal after agreement on hostage release is reached
Israel had delayed the vote, claiming Hamas was creating a “last-minute crisis,” without providing details. Hamas said it was committed to the hard-won agreement.
Here's what we know about the Americans set to be released in first phase of the hostage deal
Sagui Dekel-Chen, an American Israeli who refurbished old buses into mobile tech classrooms for underserved children, has not met his third daughter, who was born in southern Israel after he was taken hostage during Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. His father, who says he's been through a “living hell” for 15 months now, says he won’t believe the news of his son's pending release until he's actually returned home.
U.K.'s Starmer in Kyiv for security talks with a pledge for a '100-year partnership' with Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine’s capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president. The British government said Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a “100-Year Partnership” treaty in Kyiv covering areas including defense, science, energy and trade.
What we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, and what it means for Gaza and the hostages
Israel's Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that will bring a halt to fighting and see the release of dozens of hostages held in the enclave.
After accusing Netanyahu of putting his future over the hostages, families hope for change
Israel's prime minister has been accused of prioritizing his own political survival and the unity of his fractious right-wing Cabinet over bringing the hostages home.
Gazans express joy and humble hopes after deal is announced — but the violence isn't over yet
Palestinians wept as they took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to celebrate the news that, after 15 months of devastating airstrikes and shelling, Israel and Hamas had finally agreed to a ceasefire deal. Israel's ruinous air and land assault, began Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas led a cross-border terrorist attack that Israeli officials say killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Since then, at least 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, most of them women and children, according to local health officials, and much of the enclave has been reduced to rubble.