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Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages can be freed in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration that would represent the biggest breakthrough in months in the devastating 2-year-old war.
Hamas said it had agreed to a deal that will lead to the end of the war in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli troops, the entry of aid into Gaza and the exchange of prisoners for hostages.
While many questions remain, the sides appear to be closer than they have been in several months to ending a war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza and ignited other armed conflicts across the Middle East.
