Israel and Hamas have agreed to are close to a tentative deal to pause the ongoing conflict and free dozens of hostages. The plan, engineered by the Biden Administration, has been in the works over weeks of talks in Doha. www.washingtonpost.com/...Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to an agreement that would free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting. The release, which could begin within the next several days — barring last-minute hitches — could lead to the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions. The Washington Post has changed the wording to now say that “Israel and Hamas are close to agreement on a U.S.-brokered deal ...”

Source: Washington Post November 19, 2023 01:56 UTC