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Israel, Hamas Reach Deal on Truce, Hostage Release

The deal will see 50 hostages released during a four-day ceasefire.
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Israel, Hamas Reach Deal on Truce, Hostage Release
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks amid ongoing battles between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023. Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Caden Pearson
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Israel’s Cabinet approved a Qatari-brokered ceasefire and hostage-release deal with the Hamas terrorist group early Wednesday morning, the Israeli government announced.

The deal will see at least 50 of the 240 hostages, exclusively women and children, released over four days, “during which there will be a lull in the fighting.” The Israeli government said that an additional “day of respite” will be added for every 10 hostages released.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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