Fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd while Red Cross vehicles come to collect Israeli hostages to be released under a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar, File)

This 42-day ceasefire aims to halt the 15-month conflict and facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Palestinians check the remains of a tent hit by an overnight Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday ... But that doesn’t mean Kamala Harris’ refusal to break with Biden on ...

Mediators say Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.

The agreement, which must still be approved by the Israeli cabinet, incited joy in the Gaza Strip and Israel, even as some feared that it could fall apart.

A previous survey, taken during the election by YouGov and also sponsored by IMEU, found strong evidence that Harris would be significantly boosted by breaking with Biden on Gaza and applying real pressure on Israel. But Harris chose not to do so.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that will release dozens of hostages and bring a temporary halt to the war in the Gaza Strip ... by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of ...

central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) President Joe Biden, center, with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Sec. of State Anthony Blinken, right ...

Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip ... with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Anthony ...

Vice President Kamala Harris said she is holding out hope ... the questions of who will control two strategic areas in the Gaza Strip now held by Israel: the Philadelphi Corridor in the south ...

The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.

A new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris' support for Israel's war in Gaza may have cost her the 2024 presidential election. Nearly 30% of the 19 million voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020,