President Trump announced an agreement had been reached, but it was unclear when the captives would be released or when more aid would enter the territory.
There was a mix of relief, joy, disbelief and fear in the devastated territory after news emerged that the fighting might end, though many details of the agreement have yet to be made clear.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would convene his government on Thursday to sign off on the agreement. Hamas said that the agreement would lead to the end of the war, but many of the details were unclear.
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The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.