Martha Raddatz told The View on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump "clearly had an effect" on brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

With a potential ceasefire deal in the Middle East, Ruby Chen, father of US-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen, about his efforts to bring the body of the 19-year-old home.

Hamas took Oded and Yochke Lifschitz hostage. Forty-five days later, Yochke was released, but her husband was forced to stay.

There is cautious optimism among San Diego’s Middle Eastern communities over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Members of the House of Israel and House of Palestine, both located at Balboa Park, said the terms of the agreement give them hope after 15 months of agony that included protests for peace and vigils to honor victims of the war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.

Project Dynamo is a veteran-led organization that rescues Americans around the world. Back in 2023, they helped rescue nearly 400 American citizens from Israel.

Marking an end to more than 15 months of deadly conflict, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on Wednesday.

The ceasefire deal marks a major win for President Joe Biden in his final days in office, but President-elect Donald Trump is also seeking credit.

We’re hopeful there’s a deal that’s struck toward the very end of the Biden administration, maybe the last day or two,” Vance said. “But regardless of when that deal is struck, it will be because

President Joe Biden’s last days in the White House were packed with a series of policy decisions aimed at cementing his legacy and, in some cases, blocking President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar’s foreign ministry on Saturday.