Israel's war cabinet gives the final approval to a deal with Hamas.
The ceasefire, only the second of the ongoing war, officially begins tomorrow.
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First up today, the war in Gaza.
A ceasefire is imminent.
Israel's war cabinet signed off on the deal early this morning and international mediators say it's morning.
It should bring about a pause in fighting as well as the release of dozens of Israeli hostages and many more Palestinian prisoners and detainees over the next six weeks.
NPR's Hadil El Shalchi joins us from Tel Aviv.
Hadil, thanks so much for being with us.
Good morning.
What else can you tell us about the agreement?
Well, we're starting to get a little bit more information about the timing of the ceasefire and what this multi phase deal will look like in the next few weeks.
Hamas and Israel have both promised to hold their fire starting at 8:30 tomorrow morning here in Israel.