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For the first time in more than 400 days, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached.
Notably, the terms of the deal are largely similar to a proposed agreement President Joe Biden announced over the summer (in the nearly eight months since then, more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed). Reporting indicates that Donald Trump may have forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into taking the deal, though he may have made promises that would enable Israel’s violence in other ways.
It’s also yet to be seen if this will be a vehicle to fully end the war, or simply another short-term pause to get at least some hostages out before continuing the bombing.
