Last night, the Israeli war cabinet approved a hostage deal with the terrorist group Hamas. According to the Israeli government, the deal will see 50 Israeli citizens released, mostly women and children, in batches of 12 or 13 per day.
For each day of such releases, Israel will pause its current offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip; Israel said it would only pause its air operations for six hours daily in the north. This provision was apparently sought directly by Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, who wants Israeli UAVs downed for that time period to limit Israeli surveillance — presumably to save his own skin as he tries to escape whatever rathole he is currently trapped in.
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