Optimism high for partial Gaza hostage deal among US, Israeli, Qatari officials
All parties will allegedly freeze combat operations for at least five days while "50 or more" women and children hostages are released.
People carry placards during a protest calling for the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza who were seized from southern Israel on October 7 by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas gunmen during a deadly attack, at a square in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 11, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)ByTOVAH LAZAROFFUpdated: