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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Egyptian report: Cairo close to securing deal on humanitarian pause, prisoner swap
A report in the semiofficial Egyptian news outlet Al-Akhbar claims that Cairo is close to reaching a deal for a humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza in exchange for a swap of prisoners and hostages being held by Hamas.
Reports earlier today indicated that Qatar also believes it is close to securing a deal.