U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
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U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines U.S. and Hamas officials have had talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli officials, a Western official and a diplomat briefed on the matter, breaking with a longstanding American policy of refusing to directly engage groups…

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip….