BREAKING: Israel convenes war cabinet to consider US-brokered ceasefire deal in exchange for hostage release

This temporary ceasefire would allow the release of some of the women and children among the 239 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

On Tuesday, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced that Benjamin Netanyahu will be convening the War Cabinet, Security Cabinet, and Government to discuss a US-brokered ceasefire deal with Hamas in exchange for the release of hostages that were taken from Israel on October 7.

he deal could see 50 women and children released from the Gaza Strip in exchange for a four to five-day ceasefire and the release of three Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons for every hostage released, sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN. The prisoners are expected to be women and adolescents.