Key mediator Qatar said talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were in the “final stage” on Tuesday. Hamas will release 33 hostages held in Gaza, while Israel will free about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli and Palestinian sources said on Tuesday. Previous negotiations have faltered over several contentious issues, as FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert explains.
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