Saudi Arabia hailed the pending Gaza truce, but insists on “complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces” from the devastated Palestinian territory. Riyadh paused tentative talks on normalising ties with Israel early in the Gaza conflict and hardened its rhetoric as the war continued.

Trump’s next national security adviser, Mike Waltz, emphasized on Wednesday that the incoming administration will place Saudi-Israel normalization atop its agenda now that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems imminent.

Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal.

President-elect Trump lauded the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal struck Wednesday, saying it would not have happened without his victory in November over Vice President Harris. “This EPIC ceasefire

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would use the Gaza ceasefire deal as momentum to expand the Abraham Accords, U.S.-backed agreements struck during the president-elect's first term that normalized Israel's relations with several Arab countries.

David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins 'Outnumbered' to provide analysis of the agreement that provides a temporary pause in fighting and the release of 33 hostages.

At a Jerusalem rally against the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, veteran settler activist Daniella Weiss rails against US President-elect Donald Trump, a prospective peace with Saudi Arabia, and calls for Jewish settlement of the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that if Israeli hostages held by Hamas "are not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East." Rating: Correct Attribution (About this rating?

President-elect Donald Trump is praising the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal, taking partial credit for the successful negotiation brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

There’s nothing from the White House yet, but the incoming President of the United States says a peace deal has been reached in the Middle East today. As rumors broke out that Israel and Hamas had come to a ceasefire deal that will see hostages held since October 7,