Deal to pause 15-month war expected to be officially accepted by Israel after cabinet meeting
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Hamas and Israel have agreed a ceasefire deal pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict, the mediator Qatar has said, and it is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
The announcement on Wednesday night from Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, came after weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha. There were intensified efforts in recent days to hammer out the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference.
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