ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): The Israeli government and Hamas agreed to a prisoner exchange deal early Wednesday (Nov 22).
After around six hours of debate, a deal was approved by the Israeli Cabinet under which 50 hostages consisting of children, mothers and elderly women held by Hamas in Gaza will be released in exchange for a cease-fire lasting for four days, Anadolu Agency reported citing the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.
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