The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.

Significant progress has been made in the negotiations hosted in Doha between Hamas and Israel. Here are some of the details.

The deal between Israel and Hamas to release hostages being held in Gaza and begin a ceasefire was officially signed by negotiators in Doha on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the issue.

Rarely have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. But the president and the president-elect didn’t quite share credit.

The story of how Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza stretches back over more than a year. The timing and unlikely partners who coalesced to push negotiations across the line help explain why it finally happened.

A Palestinian source close to the talks says he expects the deal to be finalised imminently if ‘all goes well’.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Ophir Falk as well as White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and the upcoming Donald Trump administrations Middle East envoy pick Steve Witkoff w

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts

DOHA, Jan 13 — Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft ... A US source said the outgoing Biden administration’s envoy Brett McGurk was also there. “The next 24 hours will be pivotal to reaching the deal,” the official said, characterising ...

A long-sought Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal emerged at the end of an intense 96 hours of negotiations in Doha brokered by U.S., Egyptian and Qatari diplomats who persuaded Israel and Hamas finally to conclude the agreement.

Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and incoming presidential administration to put aside their fundamental differences – culminated in an intense late-night push for an agreement that finally came to fruition on Wednesday.

DOHA/CAIRO -Negotiators will meet in Doha on ... Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy; Mr Brett McGurk, Mr Biden’s outgoing Middle East envoy; and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ...