Israel, Hamas Agree Cease-Fire Deal, Although Much ‘Uncertainty’ Remains

By Kian Sharifi

(RFE/RL) -- Israel and the U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas have reached a multiphase cease-fire deal that includes the exchange of Israeli hostages for some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

Mediated by Qatar and Egypt, the...