A deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape. What would it look like?
by Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg
Feb 27, 2024
3 minutes
Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a weekslong pause in the war, now in its fifth month.
U.S. President Joe Biden says a deal could go into effect as early as Monday, ahead of what is seen as an unofficial deadline — the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, around March 10.
A deal would bring some respite to desperate people in Gaza,
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