Israel and Hamas to exchange prisoners

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Apparently the Knesset agreed to a prisoner exchange of 50-80 Israeli women and children Oct 7 abductees for 150+ Palestinian women and children held in prison by Israel and a four-day ceasefire (starting Thursday 11/23) and more humanitarian aid.

The deal was brokered by Qatar, the same country that

• was allowed by Israel's govt to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to Hamas (going back many years along with Erdogan's Turkey/Türkiye), and
  
• hosts a bunch of top Hamas leaders