Gaza Ceasefire Deal

People gather near a bus carrying freed Palestinians in Ramallah. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 4 hostages

Palestinians search for the graves and bodies of loved ones at Shejaia cemetery, which had been flattened by Israeli tanks and bulldozers during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Middle East

Gazans' joy at ceasefire dims as they visit ruined homes, dig for the dead

US President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Trump 'not confident' Gaza deal will hold

A man looks at pictures and memorabilia related to fallen soldiers, hostages and people killed during the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, ahead of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at a public square in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shir Torem/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says next hostages will be released on Saturday as scheduled

Khalida Jarrar, a prominent Palestinian leader of the PFLP, was released alongside dozens of Palestinian women and children. Photo: Video grab
Middle East

A symbol of Palestine: Khalida Jarrar freed by Israel under prisoner exchange agreement

People gather around a bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners after their release from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, outside the Israeli military prison, Ofer, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Hamas-Israel war

Tears, hugs greet 90 Palestinian women, children freed from Israeli prisons

People gather around a bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners after their release from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, outside the Israeli military prison, Ofer, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on day one of ceasefire

Displaced Palestinians make their way to return to their homes before a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect, in Gaza City, January 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Hamas-Israel war

Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza takes effect pausing 15-month war that upended Middle East

A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a tent for displaced people, after an Israeli airstrike, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza ceasefire approved, Israel carries out more attacks

Smoke rises inside the Gaza Strip, before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, as seen from southern Israel, January 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

What we know about the Gaza hostage and prisoner exchange

A Palestinian girl stands near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas war, in Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Abd Elhkeem Khaled
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release set to begin

Businessman Steve Witkoff stands onstage with Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
USA

Steve Witkoff: The real estate investor who sealed the Gaza ceasefire

Buildings lie in ruin in North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, January 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire accord, due to take effect Sunday