NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Good morning to you both. MARTIN: This ceasefire deal is very similar to the one President Biden proposed months ago, which Israel initially rejected. What's changed to make this deal acceptable now?

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve ... it would halt more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The meeting comes two days after mediators announced this agreement ...

Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss Israel's security cabinet approving a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The agreement still needs the full cabinet's OK.

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza.

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Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.

The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that had been set to go into effect on Sunday morning in the Middle East was delayed, with Israel's military accusing ...