In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.

Sticking with growth plans for green energy is the best response to Donald Trump after the U.S. president's "fatal" move to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, German vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Tuesday.

Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a failure for Israel.

Latest news and live updates as a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.

For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian politburo.

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

For Austin, the past 15 months have been filled with protests, grief, and rising Islamaphobia and antisemitism. Jewish, Muslim Austinites reflect, hope

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all hostages held by Hams and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

While the cease-fire is welcome news, there is a very real possibility that we have yet to see the end of the Israel-Hamas war.