Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire agreement to bring some of the remaining hostages home and halt the bloodshed after 15 months of conflict.

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

Israelis holding placards with the names and faces of hostages held in Gaza embraced in Tel Aviv while Palestinians in Khan Younis cheered amid reports of a deal that would pause fighting and see the release of both Israelis captives and Palestinians prisoners.