The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan.

Lead U.S. Negotiator on the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Brett McGurk tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he formed a “very close partnership, even friendship” with President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff amid the ceasefire and hostage negotiations.

Brett McGurk, White House National Security Coordinator, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

A peace deal would put an end to more than a year of fighting, during which tens of thousands of people have been killed

Multiple insiders and officials in both Israel and the US told The Post that it was Trump’s impending inauguration that finally solved a problem that had proved intractable for President

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire was brokered through intense negotiations involving Biden and Trump`s envoys, nearly collapsing in the final hours. Learn about the key players and events.

A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel’s wars and victims of attacks at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AP File) Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy for the global coalition against IS ...

"They appear to be in good health," President Biden said in brief remarks as they were arriving in Israel. Brett McGurk, the Biden administration National Security Council coordinator for the ...

President Joe Biden says the Israel-Hamas hostage and ceasefire talks are on the "brink" of "finally coming to fruition."

The story of how Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza stretches back over more than a year. The timing and unlikely partners who coalesced to push negotiations across the line help explain why it finally happened.