us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi are calling on both sides to show flexibilityo achieve a truce. a palestinian official told the bbc that the first stage of the deal will likely include the release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded, and the sick. in return, it's expected that israel will release i—thousand palestinian prisoners, including about 100 and 90 in return, it's expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including about 190 prisoners who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. the final stage involves an agreement about the reconstruction of gaza — a process that could take years. for more on the situation, here's an update from our state department correspondent, tom bateman. the sense remains that these two sides are extremely close to a deal and that an announcement could come either within hours or within days. it is hoped for at some point this week and certainly before the inauguration of president trump next monday. we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secreta

us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi are calling on both sides to show flexibilitynian official told the bbc that the first stage of the deal will likely include the release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded and the sick. in return, its expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including about 190 prisoners who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. the final stage involves an agreement about the reconstruction of gaza — a process that could take years. for more on the situation, here's an update from our state department correspondent, tom bateman. the sense remains that these two sides are extremely close to a deal and that an announcement could come either within hours or within days. but it is hoped for at some point this week and certainly before the inauguration of president trump next monday. now, we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secretary of state antony blinken. both reiterating that the administration believes that they are on the brink of a deal here, but he also

us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi are calling on both sides to show flexibilitye release of 34 israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded, and the sick.

described as final within the last couple of hours the us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattaha conversation about the mediations calling on both sides to show flexibility to achieve a truce. both israeli and hamas officials have expressed hope that a deal can at last be achieved. the other main palestinian armed group in gaza, islamichhad, has said it is sending a delegation to qatar to take part in final arrangements for an agreement. we have some detail on what that deal on reaching a ceasefire is thought to include: with the initial release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded and the sick. in return, its expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including approximately 190 who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, including whether israeli troops can remain there. the official mediators the qataris will play a key role in helping negotiate any crucial last details to get a deal over the line. here's what their spokesperson has been saying: we have reac

us presidentjoe biden and egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi are calling on both sides to show flexibilityhieve a truce. a palestinian official told the bbc that the first stage of the deal will likely include the release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded, and the sick. in return, it's expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including about 190 prisoners who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. the final stage involves an agreement about the reconstruction of gaza — a process that could take years. for more on the situation, here's an update from our state department correspondent, tom bateman. the sensor means that these two sides are extremely close to a deal and that an announcement could come either within hours or within days. it is hope for at some point this week and certainly before the inauguration of president trump next monday. we also had in washington a pretty significant intervention by the secretary of state antony blinken. both reiterating that the administration believes they are on the brink of a deal here. b