Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.Netanyahu said he would convene his security Cabinet later Friday and then the government to approve the long-awaited agreement.Netanyahu’s statement appeared to clear the way for the Israeli government to approve of the deal, which would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and see dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. It would also allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to the remains of their homes in Gaza.Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory on Thursday.Israel initially delayed a vote Thursday on the ceasefire, blaming a last-minute dispute with Hamas for holding …
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