Israel’s government has approved “phase one” of a ceasefire agreement, which will see captives exchanged and Israel withdraw from parts of Gaza, but details of how it fits into a wider plan to bring lasting peace remain unclear. Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas’s negotiating team,...

Israel has attacked a number of locations in the past few hours, and we got reports from the Israeli military confirming that its forces would not carry out offensive operations but will only withdraw once the ceasefire takes effect. For Palestinians, the cessation of the fighting and...

The signing of the agreement on the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza is expected to take place at 12 p.m. Israel time (0900 GMT), a source briefed on the details of the agreement told Reuters on Thursday. The ceasefire is expected to come into effect on the ground...

Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza rejoiced on Thursday after a ceasefire and hostage deal was reached under the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East. Just a day after the second...