{"id":8103,"date":"2023-11-22T12:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-and-hamas-negotiate-hostage-deal-and-gaza-cease-fire-details-live-updates\/22\/11\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:11:13","slug":"israel-and-hamas-negotiate-hostage-deal-and-gaza-cease-fire-details-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-and-hamas-negotiate-hostage-deal-and-gaza-cease-fire-details-live-updates\/22\/11\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Hamas Negotiate Hostage Deal and Gaza Cease-Fire Details: Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The deal<\/a> for a hostage release brought both hope and agony on Wednesday to families of captives held in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Uncertainty over the agreement \u2014 including over who would be among at least 50 hostages set to be released, and whether more would follow \u2014 was straining the emotions of relatives who have campaigned for the release of their loved ones in the 46 days since they were abducted during the Hamas assault on southern Israel.<\/p>\n

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Israel has said that about 240 people were taken hostage to Gaza, and it remained unclear which of them would be released under the cease-fire deal announced overnight. Cease-fires in previous conflicts between Israel and Hamas have proven fragile.<\/p>\n

Hours after the deal was announced, families said they had received no official information from the Israeli authorities. The government said in a statement that women and children would be released, raising the possibility that families could be separated \u2014 for example, by leaving behind fathers who were taken captive with their children. At least 36 Israeli civilians ages 18 and under are being held in Gaza along with 13 of their mothers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am feeling like yesterday and the day before, only worse,\u201d said Yael Engel Lichi, the aunt of Ofir Engel, a 12th grader from Jerusalem who was kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Be\u2019eri, where he was staying with his girlfriend, Yuval Sharabi, 17, and her family.<\/p>\n

People have been calling to congratulate the family since Tuesday night, Ms. Engel Lichi said on Wednesday morning. But, she added, \u201cWe don\u2019t know anything. No official has been in touch to tell us anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are on the point of collapse,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

A woman holding a picture of Ofir Engel at a rally for the release of the hostages outside of the Knesset in Jerusalem this month.<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Fadel Senna\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr. Engel was taken hostage along with his girlfriend\u2019s father, Yossi Sharabi. Mr. Sharabi\u2019s brother was also abducted in Be\u2019eri and his wife and children were killed. A nephew was killed at a music festival taking place nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine the feelings within that family,\u201d Ms. Engel Lichi said of the Sharabis. \u201cIt\u2019s hard. It breaks you a bit more and a bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n

For others, the announcement of the deal was the first good news they had heard since Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are full of hope,\u201d said Aharon Brodutch, whose sister-in-law, Hagar Brodutch, 40, and her three young children, Ofri, 10, Yuval, 8, and Uriah, 4, were snatched from Kibbutz Kfar Azza. \u201cAt least for our family, it\u2019s supposed to end,\u201d he said, \u201cbut then we\u2019ve got to worry for the rest of the hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avichai Brodutch, Hagar\u2019s husband and the father of the three children, began a vigil a week after their abduction outside the military and government headquarters in Tel Aviv, feeling that the country was more focused on revenge against Hamas than freeing the hostages. He turned up with the family dog and a homemade sign that read, \u201cMy Family is in Gaza.\u201d He was soon joined by masses of supporters.<\/p>\n

The Brodutch family. From left, Hagar, Ofri, Avichai, Yuval and Uriah. All but Avichai were taken hostage on Oct. 7.<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Avichai Brodutch, via Associated Press<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some families of older male hostages who were not expected to be among the first to be released expressed frustration and despair.<\/p>\n

Shay Benjamin, whose father Ron, 52, was taken captive while on an early morning bike ride near Be\u2019eri, said she had put her life on pause since her father was abducted, and worries that there is no end in sight. Noting that it took almost 50 days to reach this deal, she said: \u201cJust think how much time it\u2019ll take them to do another deal for the men.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Benjamin said she would be glad if the children are released, but added: \u201cEveryone deserves to come home.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2014 <\/span>Isabel Kershner<\/a><\/span> and Adam Sella<\/a><\/span> reporting from Jerusalem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The deal for a hostage release brought both hope and agony on Wednesday to families of captives held in Gaza. Uncertainty over