A source within the Palestinian Hamas movement has confirmed to Newsweek that a long-awaited ceasefire deal has been reached with Israel amid the longest and deadliest-ever war in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas source said the group would address the agreement in an upcoming announcement.

The Biden administration is calling for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration as an unofficial deadline.

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip and free more than a third of the Israeli hostages, who have had to endure more than 15 months of captivity, officials