- A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect at 7:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Friday, with hostages held by Hamas set to be released later in the day in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
- The truce agreement, negotiated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, brought the first pause in a six-week-old conflict that has killed over 15,000 people.
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