(CNN) — Israel’s government approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for the agreement to take effect Sunday and potentially signalling a new chapter in a bloody ...

The Israeli cabinet approved the deal Friday, and the full cabinet is expected to convene later in the day to vote on it.

UNITED NATIONS, January 18. /TASS/. Russia's envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, blamed the current crisis in the Middle East on disastrous US policies.

TEL AVIV, January 18. /TASS/. The full Israeli cabinet endorsed the deal for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages from the enclave, in a meeting that lasted about six hours, the office of ...

Israel's Cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by ...

Former CIA analyst Asif William Rahman pleads guilty to leaking classified documents about Israel's military plans against ...

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The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war between Israel and Hamas is ...

Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas reach an agreement on the ceasefire deal after Israel delayed vote.

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the ...

Hostages could be released as soon as Sunday as part of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. It’s almost a done deal after ...

As Israel readies to receive dozens of liberated hostages, its citizens and Jews around the world are preparing for some to ...