Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire with Hamas that includes release of some 50 hostages
Jerusalem (AP/PTI): Israel's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a temporary cease-fire with the Hamas group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war and win freedom for dozens of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip.
The deal calls for a four-day cease-fire, during which Israel will halt its military offensive in Gaza while Hamas frees "at least" 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it holding, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. The first hostages to be released are women and children.
"The government of Israel is committed to bringing all of the hostages home. Tonight, the government approved the outline for the first stage of achieving this goal," the office said in a statement.
Media reports ahead of the vote said Israel would free some 150 Palestinian prisoners and allow additional humanitarian aid into Gaza as part of the deal, but the Israeli statement made no mention of either of these elements. It was not clear when the truce, brokered by the U.S. and Qatar, would go into effect.
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Assam woman found murdered in Bengaluru service apartment, suspect on the run
Bengaluru, Nov 26: A woman from Assam was found murdered in a service apartment in Indiranagar locality on Tuesday, police said.
Maya Gogoi was allegedly stabbed to death by an acquaintance, Aarav, who hails from Kerala. He is at large, they said.
According to police, the suspect was also at the service apartment for the last three days with the woman, police said, adding that her body was partially decomposed.
CCTV footage of the apartment showed that the woman and the suspect arriving at the apartment on November 23. After killing her, he allegedly fled.
Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said that the suspect allegedly remained in the apartment for an entire day after killing the woman.
A case of murder has been registered, police said, adding teams have been formed to nab the suspect.
