BBCNEWS BBC July 2, 2024
"at least 50 hostages — women and children — will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held. "the release of every additional ten hostages "will result in one additional day in the pause". the deal was approved by israel's cabinet after a lengthy meeting that ran into the early hours. ahead of the meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war effort would continue even if a hostage agreement was struck. the deal has been welcomed by president biden, who says it should bring home additional american hostages. in its own statement, hama...