With a potential ceasefire deal in the Middle East, Ruby Chen, father of US-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen, about his efforts to bring the body of the 19-year-old home.

Hamas took Oded and Yochke Lifschitz hostage. Forty-five days later, Yochke was released, but her husband was forced to stay.

Martha Raddatz told The View on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump "clearly had an effect" on brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar’s foreign ministry on Saturday. In a post on X, Qatar’s foreign minister Majid al-Ansari,

Marking an end to more than 15 months of deadly conflict, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on Wednesday.

Project Dynamo is a veteran-led organization that rescues Americans around the world. Back in 2023, they helped rescue nearly 400 American citizens from Israel.

There is cautious optimism among San Diego’s Middle Eastern communities over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Members of the House of Israel and House of Palestine, both located at Balboa Park, said the terms of the agreement give them hope after 15 months of agony that included protests for peace and vigils to honor victims of the war.

After a brief holdup in the historic ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, the two sides will now meet on Friday to ratify the deal.

Several national news outlets have reported that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that involves exchanging hostages. President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a release describing the deal.

ABC News host Martha Raddatz told the co-hosts of "The View" that Donald Trump had a clear effect in securing a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.