The agreement to halt hostilities followed days of efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations, and pressure by President Biden.
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U.S. Aid to Rebuild Gaza Hinges on Hamas’s Rocket Arsenal
The effort could cost billions of dollars, and U.S. officials predicted it would be welcomed by Hamas. But would it moderate the militant group’s actions toward Israel?
Your Friday Briefing
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire.
Gaza Conflict Stokes ‘Identity Crisis’ for Young American Jews
A new generation is confronting the region’s longstanding conflict in a very different context, with very different pressures, from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations.
Past Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Periods Didn’t Always Hold
In all, nine truces came and went before the 2014 conflict ended.
New Political Pressures Push US, Europe to Stop Israel-Gaza Conflict
President Biden faces a leftward shift in his party. In Europe, Muslim migration, terrorism fears and populist politics make diplomacy more urgent than ever.
New Political Pressures Push U.S. and Europe to Stop Israel-Gaza Conflict
President Biden faces a leftward shift in his party. In Europe, Muslim migration, terrorism fears and populist politics make diplomacy more urgent than ever.
‘I Was Surrounded by Death’: Gaza Father Is Rescued, Emerging to Grief
Riad Ishkontana said that when rescuers pulled him and his 7-year-old daughter from the rubble after an airstrike, he awoke to a new life — one without his wife and four other children.
Israel Targets a Hamas Commander Who Escaped Death Many Times
Israel acknowledged that it has tried to kill Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military wing, several times.
Biden Tells Netanyahu He Expects ‘Significant De-Escalation Today’
The president’s call added to a growing chorus of international parties urging the Israeli military and Hamas militants to lay down their weapons.