WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal announced
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Wednesday as an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal is within reach. The event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch the briefing in the player above. The deal will see some hostages freed and the pause war in Gaza, three US officials confirmed to The Associated Press.