Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Holds Ahead of Hostage and Prisoner Swap
Updated Nov. 24, 2023 7:04 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)A pause in fighting appeared to hold Friday in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas as both sides anticipated an exchange later in the day of more than a dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. An initial group of 13 hostages, all women and children held by Hamas, are expected to be freed around 4 p.m. local time Friday as long as a temporary truce holds. A group of Palestinian prisoners, made up of women and teenage boys, are set to be released after the hostages arrive in Israel.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8