For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ceasefire deal is a way 'to end the madness in Gaza.'

A human rights lawyer and peace negotiator Diana Buttu talks about the the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and what Trump's election will mean for U.S. involvement in agreement.

Former Palestinian peace talks adviser and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu talks about the the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and what Trump's election will mean for U.S. involvement in agreement.

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with 22-year-old engineering student Shaimaa Ahmed in Gaza about how she feels about the news of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks longtime diplomat and former Mideast peace negotiator Aaron David Miller about the U.S. role in a phased execution of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The following excerpt was edited for clarity and length. Leila Fadel: So, with this ceasefire in place between Israel and Hamas, a fragile ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire. Israel, yesterday ...

A student in Gaza is afraid to hope that this time the ceasefire will be real The night ... phone calls with NPR's Morning Edition host Leila Fadel. Back in May one of her last messages was ...

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We’re tracking what happened to each of them. A new ceasefire agreement went into effect Sunday, with three hostages released on the first day. A total of 78 hostages were freed in an exchange ...

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