Qatar says four-day humanitarian pause in Gaza subject to extension

People attend a demonstration to demand the liberation of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Qatar says four-day humanitarian pause in Gaza subject to extension

Qatari foreign ministry said on Wednesday Hamas and Israel have agreed on a humanitarian pause in Gaza hostilities for four days, subject to extension, the starting time of the which will be announced within the next 24 hours.

The pause, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S., includes the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons, the ministry said in a statement.

"The number of those released will be increased in later stages of implementation of the agreement," the ministry said.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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