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.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza, saying the outgoing ...

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Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has launched an internal investigation into why she failed to declare accommodation, meals and transport funded by the Palestinian Authority.

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The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday. Qatar's foreign minister ...

Aaron Boxerman Israel’s cease-fire agreement with Hamas will go into effect on Sunday, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced early Friday local time that Israel has finalized its ceasefire agreement with the militant group Hamas that will see the release of ...

Thirty-three hostages are supposed to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in the first such major release since a weeklong cease-fire seven weeks ...