“After tortuous, weekslong negotiations, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement Thursday for a brief cease-fire that will begin on Friday morning and allow for the release of at least 50 women and children held hostage in Gaza,” the New York Times reports.
“In return, Israel agreed to a pause in hostilities of at least four days and the release of 150 Palestinian women and minors imprisoned in Israeli jails.”


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