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ISRAEL. PALESTINE. A break in the cycle.
A deal for an exchange of hostages and a brief ceasefire.
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday for a brief pause in fighting and the release of hostages and prisoners, following negotiations involving the US and Qa…