Hopes Grow for a Gaza Hostage Deal

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 12. Arab meditators say Hamas has agreed to a pair of Israeli demands –including handing over a list of hostages it would release under a deal–in a move that could put diplomatic efforts to end their war back on track. WSJ senior Middle East correspondent Summer Said explains why the militant group may be displaying newfound flexibility toward negotiations. Plus, the Biden administration cracks down on bank overdraft fees. And Switzerland makes a bumper interest-rate cut, as investors size up the possibility future cuts cross into negative territory. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.1	Hamas makes key concessions in Gaza ceasefire talks.
0:42.3	Summer Saeed has the scoop.
0:44.0	The Arab mediators tell in Hamas that this is the right time.
0:47.5	Let's go for that deal.
0:49.1	I mean, some of the officials believe, actually, that we could even have a deal by next week.
0:54.0	Plus, Mark Zuckerberg tries to improve his relationship with Donald Trump,
0:58.4	and the Biden administration cracks down on bank overdraft fees.
1:02.6	It's Thursday, December 12th.
1:04.3	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News.
1:09.6	The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:16.7	In a journal exclusive, we report that Hamas has conceded on a pair of Israeli demands
1:22.7	in connection with a potential Gaza ceasefire deal, a development that is raising hopes that an agreement
1:28.3	could be within reach. And here with more is Journal Senior Middle East correspondent, Summer
1:33.2	Saeed. Summer, your latest reporting here is based on information from Arab mediators. Could you
1:38.6	tell us what they are saying about Hamas and the terms that it apparently is willing to agree to?
1:43.9	So senior Arab mediators are telling us that on Sunday, Hamas and the terms that it apparently is willing to agree to.
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