An Israeli American hostage’s father said Sunday that he has “immense gratitude” for President-elect Trump’s team in the wake of a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war going into effect.

White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer praised President Joe Biden for his effort in securing a ceasefire in an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week."

Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react while photographs of about-to-be-freed hostages Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari appear on the screen in Tel Aviv on Jan. 19, 2025. | Oded Balilty/AP

We’ve kept them fully up to speed,” Finer told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl on “This Week ... We reached this point because to the pressure Israel built on Hamas, backed by the United States.” In his appearance on “This Week,” Finer ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer ... Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last-minute crisis" with Hamas was delaying Israel's final approval ... of the first hostages," U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer said Thursday on "CBS Mornings," acknowledging "a set of implementation ...

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took hold on Sunday, and is expected to usher in a period of at least six weeks of paused fighting. The deal is now in phase one, which should see ...

More than a year after Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023 – killing around 1,200 people and taking another 250 captive – around 85 hostages remain, although Israel believes around a third are dead. A ceasefire deal currently in place ...

This undated photo provided by Hostages Family Forum shows Agam Berger, who was abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Family Forum via AP)

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced by former President Biden in

The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced by former President Biden in November, is now set “to be in effect until February 18, 2025,” the statement reads.

By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...