For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks longtime diplomat and former Mideast peace negotiator Aaron David Miller about the U.S. role in a phased execution of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with 22-year-old engineering student Shaimaa Ahmed in Gaza about how she feels about the news of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, saying the group was making demands for a "last minute concession." Hear the latest developments.

As cease-fire talks continue, NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages who were seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks.

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The ceasefire is due to begin on Sunday. You can read what about the agreement includes here , with terms including a hostage-prisoner swap and a phased Israeli military withdrawal.

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CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, vowed to maintain the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency as he prepared to face questions ...