Israel and Hamas Agree to Temporary Cease-fire and Hostage Release
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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The deal is the result of weeks of negotiations, but a long-term solution remains elusive.
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| 0:51.2 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast I'm De Pishivar. I cover the |
| 0:55.3 | White House. I'm Franco-Adoniz I also cover the White House and I'm |
| 0:59.4 | Greg Myri I cover national security. Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a short-term ceasefire in their ongoing war. |
| 1:07.0 | And as part of the agreement, Hamas will release 50 hostages currently being held in Gaza. |
| 1:12.0 | And this news comes after six weeks of fighting |
| 1:14.6 | following Hamas's deadly attacks on October 7th. |
| 1:17.7 | Greg, after a really long night, |
| 1:19.3 | you're joining us from Tel Aviv. |
| 1:21.0 | Talk us through the details here. |
| 1:22.4 | What is in this deal? Yeah, it's a deal that came |
| 1:26.1 | after weeks and weeks of very difficult negotiations that involved Israel and Hamas, obviously, |
| 1:32.3 | but the country of Qatar was also deeply involved. |
| 1:35.7 | This was the US and Egypt. |
| 1:37.9 | It was announced in the early hours of Wednesday morning and it's basically along this line, |
| 1:42.4 | it's fairly complicated it's a |
| 1:44.3 | four-day temporary cease-fire and so starting tomorrow Thursday Hamas is |
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