Israel and Hamas agree to cease-fire in Gaza and release of hostages

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The Israeli government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Wednesday and also agreed to release prisoners. teleSUR

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00:00And the world braces for an official Qatari statement as experts say that

00:06Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a truce in the Gaza Strip.

00:10Following intensified contacts in recent hours mediated by Qatar, the agreement

00:16which includes a three-phase plan to end the conflict that began 15 months ago

00:22has apparently been confirmed. The truce would give a three-phase plan with an

00:27exchange of hostages, four Palestinian prisoners and the gradual withdrawal of

00:32the Israeli troops on the ground. The vote in Netanyahu's executive to

00:37validate this agreement is scheduled to take place on Thursday. In the first

00:41phase of the agreement, which would last six weeks, Hamas would release 33

00:46detainees and in exchange Israel would release 30 Palestinian prisoners for

00:52each civilian detainee and 50 for each female soldier.

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