Israel and Hamas agree to five day CEASEFIRE in US-brokered deal so women and children held hostage in Gaza can be freed, Washington Post reports - but Netanyahu says there's no deal 'as of now'
- Israel and Hamas have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to release dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in a U.S.-brokered deal
- In exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, the parties involved would freeze combat operations, with an initial release of 50 or more hostages
- So far, the White House and Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denied that any such deal is in place
Israel, the United States and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the deal.
As part of the detailed, six-page agreement, all parties would freeze combat operations for at least five days while 'an initial 50 or more hostages are released in smaller groups every 24 hours', the Post reported.
Hamas took about 240 hostages during its October 7 rampage inside Israel that killed 1,200 people. So far, just four captives have been released the war began.
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