Israeli Cabinet Approves Hostage Deal With Hamas

The Israeli cabinet voted early Wednesday morning to approve a Qatar-brokered hostage deal with Hamas that will free at least 50 Israelis in exchange for a four-day ceasefire and other steps. According to Axios, the first phase of the deal will involve Hamas releasing...

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Israel, Hamas Signal Hostage Deal Is Close

A Hamas leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both signaled on Tuesday that they might be close to reaching an agreement on Hamas releasing hostages in exchange for a short ceasefire. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's senior political leader based in Qatar, said...

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