The ceasefire is aimed at eventually ending the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas.

Benjamin Netanyahu has halted the release of over 100 Palestinians at the eleventh hour in response to what Israel called “chaotic” scenes during a hostage exchange on Thursday. Israel was due to ...

A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called the move by Jerusalem as "disastrous." ...

Eight hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal. Why it matters: The release was ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 ...

Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

Thursday's exchange is the third since the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that has held for over a week.

Greece offers to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, after the United States failed to establish a floating supply route on ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a delay of the release on Thursday of Palestinian detainees under the Gaza ...

Israel instructed buses carrying Palestinian detainees slated for release under the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas to return ...