Israel, Palestine: A break in the cycle.

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Section from the Lod Mosaic, c300AD, Roman mosaic, The Shelby White and Leon Levy Center, Lod, Israel.

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…