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.

Sources told Fox News Digital that a weekend meeting between Netanyahu and President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, led to the breakthrough.

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