Who Is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Far-Right Minister Who Resigned From Netanyahu's Cabinet? TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP ... to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The resignation of Itamar Ben-Gvir does not threaten the ceasefire, but it does weaken Netanyahu's governing ...

In his resignation letter to Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir criticized the Gaza ceasefire deal as a surrender to terror that crosses all ideological red lines.

The first three hostages set to be released from Gaza were transferred to the Red Cross and were on their way toward Israeli forces, the Israeli military announced Sunday, hours after the ceasefire be

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken hold, raising hopes for an end to the devastating 15-month Israel-Hamas war

Israel says the Gaza ceasefire will begin at 11:15 a.m. local time. The announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office came after Hamas named the three female hostages it plans to release on Sunday.

The deal now goes to the full Cabinet of ministers for final sign-off. It is expected to OK the ceasefire, which could start as soon as Sunday.

Israel’s security cabinet has recommended approving the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal, a statement from the Prime Minister’s office has said. The 11 voting members of the security cabinet approved the deal with a majority vote. A meeting of the full 33-member cabinet is expected later today to give final ratification to the agreement.