After so much pain, destruction and loss of life, today the guns have gone silent,' says outgoing president; adds Middle East 'fundamentally transformed' after Israel's campaign

The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.

The president thanked his team and especially envoy Brett McGurk, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Israel-Hamas deal

US President Joe Biden hailed "many months of intensive diplomacy" for ... as the ceasefire agreement came into view in recent days. Both Biden's envoy Brett McGurk and Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, for example, were in Doha as the talks reached the finish ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump ... in the talks alongside Biden's Mideast pointman, Brett McGurk, was primarily designed to ensure that an agreement ...

President Joe Biden’s tenure was marked by controversy and failure. Many are questioning how Democrats can come back from 2024.

Emily Damari makes emotional first comments as she is among first hostages released by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire deal while 90 Palestinian prisoners are also freed from Israeli jails

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

By The Associated Press A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war with Israel. The

The first three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over in a test of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war. The ceasefire went

The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip