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       Friday Briefing: Gaza Cease-Fire to Begin Today

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       By Justin Porter

       Nov. 23, 2023

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       The scene of an Israeli strike in Rafah on Thursday. Credit...Said Khatib/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

       The cease-fire in Gaza is expected to begin today The Qatari government, which has brokered negotiations between Israel and Hamas, said a four-day pause in fighting in Gaza would begin this morning, followed by the hostage and prisoner releases. The events could lead to a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the war, now in its seventh week. Here’s the latest.

       Israel and Hamas have been negotiating to clinch the final details of the agreement to exchange at least 50 women and children held in Gaza for 150 Palestinian women and minors imprisoned in Israeli jails. The agreement was announced on Wednesday, but the talks have snagged on key details, underscoring the fragility of the deal and the intense mutual mistrust.

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       Justin Porter is an editor on the Briefings newsletter team at The Times. More about Justin Porter

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