Freed Palestinian prisoners react as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip ...

(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a close confidant to lead negotiations for the second stage of the ceasefire with Hamas.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres again called for a cease-fire following the Islamic Republic of Iran's retaliatory launch of ballistic missiles at Israel. "I condemn the ...