Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to begin early Sunday. Follow for live updates.

The UN has said that people in Gaza are “effectively starving.” Before the war, the territory was “largely self-sufficient” ...

Officials now say they are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to pause the Israel-Hamas war and release hostages held ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza came into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

At least eight killed in Gaza airstrikes as ceasefire delayed over hostage list dispute - The ceasefire deal was signed off ...

The truce between Israel and Hamas was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time. The first Israeli hostages were to be released ...

The truce aims to halt Israeli strikes that have killed more than 46,800 Palestinians and laid waste to the enclave, plus see ...

Ceasefire in Gaza that was expected to begin today hit delays, possibly stalling the hostage release; the Israeli military ...

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.

Gaza border as ceasefire begins Israel says Gaza ceasefire to begin at 11:15 am local time (9.15am GMT) after Hamas was late to name hostages. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the ...

Four officials said Monday that progress has been made and that the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months of fighting that has destabilized the Middle East.