The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.

Donald Trump has welcomed the response of Hamas to the U.S. ceasefire and hostage release proposal for Gaza.After the militant group said Friday it was ready to enter talks to end the war with Israel,

Top officials in the Israeli government will meet on Saturday to discuss their latest ceasefire effort with U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas. Hamas delivered its response to a ceasefire framework on Friday night,