The full Israeli cabinet approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement expected to take effect on Sunday. Hamas is expected to release just three of its hostages on Sunday, while others are supposed to be freed in the coming weeks. The deal is also supposed to clear the way for more supplies for the people of Gaza.
President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is considering a visit to the war-torn Gaza Strip as part of his efforts to keep a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on track, according to a transition official with direct knowledge of the ceasefire process.
Hunger and disease are rampant and conditions are continuing to deteriorate. Israel’s offensive in Gaza over the last year and a half has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza, most of whom were women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. The bombings have also decimated the enclave’s health system and pushed people out of their homes and into squalid tent camps.
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