The first phase, spanning a 42-day ceasefire, would see the exchange of 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, U.S. officials said.

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home.

Israel’s government needs to ratify the deal, which was mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal on Jan. 15, following more ...

Sullivan said Israel and Hamas had been close to a deal ... Despite the intense mediation by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, the talks have repeatedly stalled over issues including the details ...

Qatar's foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hama s will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar’s foreign ministry on Saturday.

Under the first phase of the ceasefire, 33 hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

The ceasefire agreement includes the release of hostages and a pause on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will take effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday morning, Qatar, which helped mediate the deal, said on Saturday.

Cairo: The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar’s foreign ministry on Saturday.In a post on X, Qatar’s foreign minister Majid al-Ansari, said the ceasefire will start at 8:30 a.

Hamas released a statement saying that disputes over the ceasefire deal with Israel had been ironed out, as Israeli strikes continued to kill scores in Gaza