The “last-minute crisis” that held up the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal on Thursday has been resolved, with the proposal expected to go into effect on Sunday, officials said.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreed to "in principle," officials say 02:08 A draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release has been agreed to in principle and, if all goes well, will be ...

Hamas has said it is ready to release 34 captives as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel, the Reuters and AFP news agencies have reported, citing an official with the Palestinian group.