Israel Agrees To Deal For Release Of 50 Hostages, Hamas Welcomes 'Truce'
Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war. In the first major diplomatic breakthrough in the war, Palestinian operatives will release during a four-day truce 50 women and children kidnapped during their October 7 raids.
