Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza.After mediators said a deal had been reached,

JERUSALEM - A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin at 8.30am (2.30pm Singapore time) on Jan 19, mediator Qatar has said after Israel’s Cabinet voted to approve the ceasefire and hostage-prisoner release deal.

Qatar, Egypt and the United States have intensified efforts ... Umm Ibrahim Abu Sultan said from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza that she had "lost everything" in the war. "I am anxiously awaiting the truce. I will cry for days on end," said the mother of ...

The ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip will take effect this Sunday, January 19, announced this Wednesday by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohamed bin Abderrahman.

Qatar's prime minister said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza starting on Sunday and a hostage and prisoner exchange after 15 months of war. The agreement follows months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators,

First phase of agreement likely to involve release of 33 Israeli hostages and up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners

Israeli forces will stay on the border, Qatar said. Thirty-three hostages ... People celebrate while watching a television along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 15, 2025 ...

Qatar, Egypt and the United States have intensified ... Umm Ibrahim Abu Sultan said from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza that she had "lost everything" in the war. "I am anxiously awaiting the truce.

A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin Sunday morning at 0630 GMT, mediator Qatar said on Saturday after Israel's cabinet voted to approve the truce and hostage-prisoner release deal.

Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip - [Note: no sound] Thousands of Palestinians continue to live in the displaced persons camp on the beach of Khan Yunis, in the middle of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Qatar’s success in helping to broker the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire has enhanced its reputation as an international mediator, with officials now considering which other conflicts they could help resolve.

A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin on Sunday morning, mediator Qatar said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to bring back "all the hostages" held in the