U.S. forces plan a “civil military coordination center” in Israel to provide humanitarian, logistical and security assistance, an official said, but will not deploy to Gaza.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Israeli ministers late Thursday approved an initial ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, a deal intended to bring two years of devastating war to an end.
Cabinet approval sets in motion a sequence expected to bring about the release of some 48 Israeli hostages, living and dead, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons as well as a halt to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
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