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Monday, January 29, 2024
Report: Israel agrees to hostage release deal in Paris, Hamas yet to respond
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Relatives and supporters hold placards bearing portraits of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas in southern Israel, during a rally calling for their release, in Tel Aviv on January 27, 2024. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Israel, in its meeting in Paris yesterday with senior officials from the US, Qatar and Egypt, agreed to a framework for a hostage release deal, Sky News reports.
The deal is being presented today to Hamas, according to the report.
The agreement would see all the hostages released, starting with women and children. There would be “phased pauses” in Israel’s war against Hamas, the report says.
Israel would also allow more aid into Gaza and would release more Palestinian prisoners.