Roger Carstens' work over the last five years as the special envoy for hostage affairs has led to the release of American ...

Lead U.S. Negotiator on the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Brett McGurk tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he formed a “very close ...

Paula Newton speaks with veteran Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the ceasefire deal reached between Israel ...

President-elect Donald Trump praised the new Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage exchange deal that his special envoy to the ...

After a year of stop-start talks, negotiators are expected to meet in Qatar on Tuesday to finalize details of a plan to end ...

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 ...

"If you go to Gaza and ask everyone, they would feel that this is a dream looking for a ceasefire," said Alsutan of the news ...

Families of U.S. hostages held in Gaza touted President-elect Trump's role in Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations as they ...

A senior Israeli official also stated on Saturday that progress has been made in negotiations over the hostage deal in Qatar. He noted that an ongoing assessment is underway to determine whether ...

Emily Damari is one of three women released, the first of 33 hostages due to be let go under the terms of the ceasefire ...

Former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin writes that "a bad deal is better than no deal," referring to the ceasefire deal that would temporarily end hostilities between Israel and Gaza.

In its first phase, the deal will return 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.