The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.

President Joe Biden says the Israel-Hamas hostage and ceasefire talks are on the "brink" of "finally coming to fruition."

US President Joe Biden hailed "many months of intensive diplomacy" for bringing about a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as he outlined the next steps of the deal to end 15 months of war.

Speaking as much to the history books as to the civil servants gathered at the State Department on Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden said U.S. foreign policy during his term had put the United States and its allies on a stronger footing, another effort to use his final days in office to burnish his presidential legacy.

A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

President Joe Biden delivered a message to the U.S. Wednesday as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home.

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It appears as if both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are staking their foreign policy legacies on the Israel Hamas ceasefire agreement. And analysts believe both men were crucial to getting both sides to finally reach a deal.

Brett H. McGurk, President Joe Biden’s longtime Mideast negotiator. It was a vivid example of cooperation between two men representing bitter political rivals whose relationship has been best ...