Three years of war with Russia and the threat of U.S. support dwindling has many Ukrainians ready for a ceasefire, but they want some guarantees.

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.

As Sama al-Qudra walked through Khan Younis with her family on Jan. 19, she was struck by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Palestinian police vehicle. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has the story of how little Sama became the last child killed before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect.

Israel is letting thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the war with Hamas​, as a fragile ceasefire endures​.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on Feb. 4, making him the first foreign leader to receive an invitation to visit Trump in his second term. Netanyahu's office announced the details of the visit on Tuesday. The White House later confirmed it would take place.

Israel has a vested interest in not following through with negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, Israeli diplomat and political consultant Alon Pinkas told FRANCE 24, citing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's administration,

The U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday that if its humanitarian work in Gaza is forced to halt, it would put a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas at risk. The agreement has paused a 15-month-old war between Israel and Gaza's rulers Hamas that has decimated the Gaza Strip,

Hamas and Israel will carry out their fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with the militant group to free three Israeli captives in exchange for 90 inmates in Israeli jails.

The rats and dogs scavenging amid the ruins of her neighborhood in northern Gaza make Manal Al-Harsh's return to her wrecked home even more miserable. Despite the respite from Israeli bombardments that a ceasefire has brought,

Photo: Alamy The first American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Keith Siegel, 65, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023,

Fifteen hostages have been released from more than 15 months of captivity in Gaza over the past two weeks. They have a long recovery ahead of them.