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Hamas says it will release a hostage who was dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Idan Alexander is expected to be transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross,
then taken to an Israeli hospital.
Separately,
a Hamas official speaking anonymously told NPR Alexander is being released in return for unspecified things that the U.S. has promised.
No details have been released.
The official hinted it might mean the release of more Palestinian prisoners and fresh aid into Gaza.
Israel has released a statement.
It says that the Israeli government has not committed to a ceasefire of any kind,
but only to a safe corridor to allow Alexander to be released.
The U.S. and China have agreed to reduce most of their sky-high tariffs on each other for 90 days.
They'll keep a base tariff on each other's goods.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant met with Chinese economic officials in Switzerland over the weekend,