Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the long-awaited cease-fire deal slated to begin Sunday morning will be put on hold unless Hamas shares the names of the first hostages to be released.

President Joe Biden confused Palestinian militant group Hamas with Hezbollah while announcing a ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday.

Editor David Horovitz on government ratification of hostage release-ceasefire deal, which is slated to see exchange of 1,904 Palestinian prisoners for 33 hostages in 42 days The post Daily Briefing Jan.

An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, set to stop a 15-month-old war, involves hostages' release in Gaza starting Sunday. The agreement aims to stabilize the Middle East but faces opposition. Israeli bombings persist,

Dozens of Hamas and Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Tehran on Thursday evening to celebrate the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause fighting in Gaza and release hostages.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to arrive in Washington on Saturday evening for an inauguration celebration marking his return to power that has been upended by record cold temperatures.

Israeli PM Netanyahu's truce deal with Hamas leads to the release of Hezbollah fighters, marking a significant shift in Middle Eastern power dynamics.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

After fifteen months of conflict between Israel and Hamas, a cease-fire agreement has been reached. The deal is set to take effect on Jan. 19, just one day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

What will come next remains unclear in the absence of a comprehensive agreement on the postwar future of Gaza, and although the stated aim of the ceasefire is to end the war entirely, it could easily unravel.

Netanyahu says US will back return to war with only hours until Gaza ceasefire - The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza S

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.