Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal to halt the Gaza war and release hostages, while ...

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have spent the past year trying to mediate an end to the war sparked by Hamas' attack on ...

An electrical fire at an apartment complex in Western Branch ignited Wednesday. 43 residents were displaced, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end ...

Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, famously noted that war is an instrument, not an end in itself. Only in circumstances in which one is fighting a war of survival can ...

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

And there are Senate confirmation hearings for five Cabinet nominees.

The case for one Savoy woman charged with mob action may not be just about her personal choices during a pro-Palestinian ...

After Israel’s refusal to withdraw its security forces from the mosque compound, Hamas launches a sustained rocket barrage ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a ...

Israeli Prime Minister Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal until Hamas backs down from a ...

The dispute underscores the fragility of the deal as mediators worked to ensure that it would go into effect on schedule.