In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.
Donald Trump always said he would put America first. His barnstorming return to executive power shows he intends to do so with an American fist.
On the eve of his historic return to the White House, Trump helped broker the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that has allowed many of the Israeli (and American) hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 to be returned. If the deal holds, more will be released over time.
America stands hours away from the second Trumpian era. But around the world, it feels like it has already begun.
Hamas has sent the first three hostages back to Israel as ... and I risked drawing America into a wider war in the region." First photographs from the emotional meetings between the returnees ...
President-elect Donald Trump held his Victory Rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening ahead of being sworn-in as the 47th president of the United States on Sunday.
Israel's security Cabinet approved a deal for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza that includes the return of Hamas-held hostages. Alana Zeitchik, sister of an Israeli hostage, says her family is remaining active and not taking Hamas' or Israel's word to release all hostages.
Israeli government approves ceasefire agreement. Ceasefire to begin in Gaza Sunday morning, hostages to be released in the afternoon.