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Agreement will see some captives released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

The ceasefire will include the release of 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza in return for 150 Palestinian women and children to be freed from Israeli jails

The agreement, negotiated with Qatar, calls for the release of 50 of 240 hostages held by Hamas and the release of Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.

Israel and Hamas backed a deal that will free dozens of hostages from Gaza in return for a four-day pause in fighting and the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners — the first lull in a conflict that began Oct. 7 and has killed thousands of people.

What has been agreed between Israel and Hamas, why has a deal been reached now, how many hostages will be freed, and what happens next?

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Fifty Israeli hostages held in Gaza will be freed over four days in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners and a lull in Israeli military operations

Fifty women and children held in Gaza will be released in exchange for Palestinian women and children in Israeli jails.

Landmark deal will see the return of dozens of women and children kidnapped by Hamas

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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser on Wednesday said the release of hostages from Gaza under a temporary truce agreement will not happen until Friday. The Qatari-negotiated truce deal between Israel and Hamas marked the first major diplomatic breakthrough in the conflict and allows at least 50 hostages…