President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

Under the terms of the deal, Hamas will release 33 hostages over a period of 42 days, including women, children, the sick, and men over the age of 55. Three of these hostages will be released the first day, another four on the second day, then three at a time in each week, with the final 14 released on the final week.

Israel and Hamas have finalised a ceasefire deal which could see the fighting in Gaza cease and a number of hostages released on both sides, according to reports.

The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days.

In the first debate between Kamala Harris ... sought to appeal to Harris’ perceived vulnerabilities among Arab Americans who have been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The deal is set to pause fighting in Gaza for six weeks, and lead to the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

An Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project/YouGov poll found that millions who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 stayed home because of Gaza.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last-minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip ...