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Truce to begin in the morning and 13 people held by Hamas to be freed in the afternoon, Qatari official says.

War can all of sudden turn battle commanders into fastidious lawyers when it comes to terms. Protesters marching in the streets of London may be calling for a ceasefire, but that is not what either side in the Middle East wants to call the minimum four-day halt they have just…

World leaders on Wednesday welcomed a truce deal between Israel and Hamas that agreed a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. The agreement marks the biggest diplomatic…

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that is to trigger a four-day halt in their devastating war

The warring sides and the mediator issue statements about the agreed pause in hostilities that started on October 7.

The two sides have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting, but Israel has made it clear that it is not ending the war.

Israel and Hamas have made an agreement to a ceasefire for the first time since conflict began in order to free hostages in Gaza.

The agreement, negotiated with Qatar, calls for the release of 50 of 240 hostages held by Hamas and the release of Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.