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    Israel-Hamas deal will go into effect when the first Israeli hostages are released

    Hamas and Israel agreed to a four-day pause in fighting and to release at least 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinians held by Israel, beginning as early as Thursday.
    by Scott Neuman Nov 22, 2023 5 minutes
    Women prepare a symbolic dinner table during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, demanding the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants.
    Updated November 22, 2023 at 12:16 PM ET

    TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel and Hamas on Wednesday announced details of a four-day cease-fire, saying it calls for freeing at least 50 Israeli hostages seized during last month's Hamas attack on Israel in exchange for at least 150 Palestinian women and minors held in Israeli jails.

    In Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the agreement for the release of hostages, "including American citizens." There are 10 dual U.S.-Israeli citizens unaccounted for, a senior Biden administration official said, three of whom could be released as part of the deal, including a 3-year-old whose parents were killed on Oct. 7.

    "Her birthday is actually Friday," Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, told NPR's Morning Edition. "She'll turn four on Friday."

    The deal, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S., is set to

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