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After weeks of negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to release 50 hostages from Gaza for a four-day period during which there will be a ceasefire.
If successful, the deal, which was approved by Israel's cabinet, would be the first temporary de-escalation since the seven-week war that broke out on October 7 in the Middle East.
Israeli officials said the 50 hostages to be released would all be women and children. According to Hamas, the 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.
Israel will halt airstrikes in southern Gaza and limit them to six hours a day in the north, according to Hamas, which also says Israeli forces will not bring military vehicles into Gaza during the truce, nor will they attempt to to arrest anyone.
When will the first publication take place?
It is unclear when the suspension will begin, with an announcement expected within the next 24 hours. Israeli media, including Channel 12, reported that the first hostage release is expected tomorrow, Thursday 23/11. According to the same sources, the delay in the implementation of the agreement will be due to the granting of a deadline of 24 hours to Israeli citizens who want to appeal to the supreme court demanding the ban on the release of Palestinian prisoners.
In a speech to his cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal was "the right decision" and that the first hostages should be released within 48 hours of the deal.
Why was an agreement reached now?
Israel's government has been under intense pressure domestically to make progress on the return of the hostages. Their families staged a high-profile "bring them home" campaign, meeting with members of Israel's war cabinet on Monday night.
International pressure has also increased in response to the increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza. Bombardment by the Israeli army and the subsequent ground occupation has caused a political crisis: food, water, fuel and medicine are in dire short supply, 1.7 million people out of 2.3 million have been displaced and only 10 of 36 hospitals are functional.
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