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

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators said Wednesday, suggesting a pause may be coming soon in the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said.