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Nov. 22nd, 2023 at 7:19 AM
- The details: At least 50 women and children out of an estimated 240 hostages held in the Gaza Strip will be released in exchange for at least a four-day pause in fighting, Israel said today.
- What else to know: Israel will release 150 Palestinian women and children held in its prisons and allow more fuel and humanitarian aid into Gaza.
- The bigger picture: This will be the first major pause in a six-week assault that has devastated Gaza following Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
 | Israel and Hamas agreed to a hostage release deal. |