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The deal between Israel and Hamas to free 50 hostages held by the Palestinian militant group should be "broadened" and the "humanitarian pause" it brings used to work towards a "lasting ceasefire", the French President Emmanuel Macron said after a meeting with foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries.

By helping broker an Israel-Hamas deal to free hostages, US President Joe Biden has achieved a long-sought win in a war that has cost him politically.

An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appears to have hit a last-minute snag

Senior official says negotiations on how to handle the exchange of captives are continuing.

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An Israeli official said the deal would not take effect before Friday. Hamas will release 50 hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners. Israel said the truce would be extended by a day for every 10 additional hostages released.

Advocates pledge to continue to push for ceasefire as Biden welcomes captives deal that will see temporary pause to war.

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

Increasing pressure from the US and from the families of Israeli hostages were vital in securing agreement for the four-day truce

Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israeli officials have vowed to crush the Palestinian militant group and its enigmatic leader in Gaza

At least 50 women and children captured by militants are expected to be gradually released over a four day period