Israel, Hamas Reach Deal on Truce, Hostage Release

Israel’s Cabinet approved a Qatari-brokered cease-fire and hostage-release deal with the Hamas terrorist group early Wednesday morning, the Israeli government announced. The deal will see 50 hostages released during a 4-day ceasefire. 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. “The Israeli government, the IDF, and the security forces will continue the war in order to return all the hostages, to…