NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

SIMON: What else can you tell us about the agreement? AL-SHALCHI: Well, we're starting to get a little bit more information about the timing of the ceasefire and what this multiphase deal will ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

SIMON: Mr. Mekelberg, do you think this means the war is actually over? Will the ceasefire hold? MEKELBERG: I think it's too early to say. It's a very fragile truth. It's not even a ceasefire.

Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

Auschwitz survivors are marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp on Holocaust Memorial Day, with the King one of dozens of high-profile figures to attend.

The question is if the ceasefire will survive beyond the first phase — and an appendix to the deal provided to The Associated Press reveals some of the tensions in it. Extending the ceasefire ...

We’re tracking what happened to each of them. A new ceasefire agreement went into effect Sunday, with three hostages released on the first day. A total of 78 hostages were freed in an exchange ...

NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of the Pasadena Jewish Temper and Center, which burned from the Eaton fire. A mural was concealed behind one of the walls.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high. Israel’s enemies across the region have been badly weakened during 15 months of war. Israeli hostages have begun to come home

After 15-months of devastation felt throughout the world, including at council meetings, worship services and community events throughout Ohio, the first three Israeli hostages of 33 captives expected

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and