Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

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.

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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.

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We cannot rest or stop putting pressure on Hamas, not Israel,” Scott wrote on X on Tuesday. “Hamas isn’t interested in a ...

Scott Presler, a conservative activist who played ... December to "wear a MAGA hat" if the incoming president were to get Hamas to release hostages. "If he does good — if he gets the Israeli ...

Israel will not proceed with the Gaza ceasefire until it receives a list of the 33 hostages who will be released by Hamas in the first ... while one, Simon Corner, pleaded not guilty to a charge ...

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 ...

And this wasn't just a warning to Hamas. It was also a call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get serious about closing a deal. SIMON: What's been the reaction there so far? AL-SHALCHI ...

President Joe Biden and Trump both claimed credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday. “It is the result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been ...