Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement and hostage deal, although details were still being worked out on Thursday.

A man with Connecticut ties is among the first American hostages expected to be released as a part of a ceasefire deal, according to a senior Biden administration official. Sagui Dekel-Chen, originally from Bloomfield,

Israel's full cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which will pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages in Gaza.

Earlier this week, several Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, and more Palestinians were freed from Israel amidst the cease-fire agreement.

Israel and Hamas were expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekend and another test for the deal.

Hamas has said it would be willing to step aside, but it may still seek a hand in any future government, which Israel has vehemently rejected. And it is unlikely to give up its weapons.

A truce in the brutal war that began with the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks trades 3 Israeli hostages for 100 Palestinian prisoners. No American is on the list.

The Palestinian prisoners authority has released a list of the 200 prisoners expected to be handed over by Israel as part of the exchange.

Hamas has named 4 female Israeli soldiers it says will be freed as part of the second hostage-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire endures.

Hamas is holding seven Americans. Four are believed dead. Two of the presumed living ones − Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, from Connecticut, and Keith Siegel, 64, of North Carolina, are expected to be ...

Sagui Dekel-Chen of Connecticut, and Keith Siegel of North Carolina, might be among them. They are the only Americans on the list of the first 33. The 33 hostages are being released by Hamas in ...

Hamas is holding seven Americans. Four are believed dead. Two of the presumed living ones − Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, from Connecticut, and Keith Siegel, 64, of North Carolina, are expected to be released within the next six weeks. The third, a soldier − ...