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Israel and Hamas Agree to Short Truce for Hostage Release — Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg

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By Sebastian Boyd

November 23, 2023 at 10:53 PM UTC

Good morning. Truce in Gaza. Taylor Swift tragedy. Lithium Rout. Argentina. Here’s what you need to know.

A short truce between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, a day later than anticipated, Qatar said. A four-day ceasefire in Gaza will start at 7 a.m. local time, while a first group of women and children hostages will be released by Hamas around 4 p.m., according to Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari. Hamas is set to free 50 hostages in total, while Israel is meant to release 150 jailed Palestinians. All of the 200 will be women and children.