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Men carry empty canisters to be filled with cooking gas from a tanker

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More hostages and prisoners are slated for release as the Gaza truce holds

On the second day of the temporary cease-fire, it is not yet clear how many captives Hamas will release nor the number of Palestinians Israel will free.

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Posters of children held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are displayed with toys

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What does the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas look like?

Under its terms, Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day halt in hostilities.

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Palestinian medics listen to a man as the wounded are brought to the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia in Gaza following Israeli bombardment on Tuesday. The hospital is situated just a few miles south of the Indonesian hospital, which was hit Monday by Israeli shelling, according to Palestinian officials. AFP via Getty Images

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Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire deal with Hamas to free some hostages

The Cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas to facilitate the release of some hostages. Hamas has not yet responded.

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Members of the Philadelphia 76ers served meals to military service members and veterans onboard the Battleship New Jersey on Monday. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)

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Philadelphia 76ers host Thanksgiving meal for military service members and veterans

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said it was great to serve and say ‘thank you’ to service members and veterans Monday night.

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Newborn babies were evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip and crossed into Egypt on Nov. 20, 2023.

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The Gaza war’s youngest evacuees reach safety in Egypt — many without their parents

On Monday, 28 newborns were evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, after being transported from Al-Shifa Hospital. Four mothers accompanied the babies. It's not known how many of the o

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Demonstrators call for the return of 40 children who are among the roughly 240 hostages believed held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip as they mark World Children's Day during a protest across from UNICEF offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. Oded Balilty/AP

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A deal for the release of Israeli hostages appears close, officials say

Talk of a possible deal comes as Palestinian health officials say Israeli fire hit another hospital in Gaza, and dozens of premature infants from are evacuated to Egypt.

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Palestinians extinguish the fire after an Israeli airstrike

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Patients and staff leave Gaza’s biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp

The evacuation, which Israel says was voluntary, left behind only Israeli forces and a skeleton crew of health workers to care for those too sick to move.

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A flag of Israel is visible, and stretching into the distance is a crowd of people marching

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Thousands march in Jerusalem to press Israel’s government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza

The families have not rallied around a single proposal for getting their loved ones back, but pleaded for more empathy and responsiveness from the government.

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FILE - Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Nov. 12, 2023. As the military sets its sights on southern Gaza in its campaign to stamp out Hamas, key challenges loom. International patience for a protracted invasion has begun to wear thin. And with some 2 million displaced Gaza residents staying in crowded shelters in the south in dire conditions, a broad military offensive there could unleash a new humanitarian disaster during the cold, wet winter.(AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

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UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The resolution makes no mention of a cease-fire or Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

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Leon Brantley and Vanessa Morbeck posing for a photo

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Philly’s Veterans Village seeks to curb veteran homelessness by being ‘a template’

Veteran homelessness has decreased in recent years, but needs remain. This independent living center wants to be the model of what could be.

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Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas.

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International outcry grows over ‘unbearably desperate’ situation in Gaza hospitals

The UN and World Health organization plead in a joint statement for "decisive international action" to preserve what's left of the health care system in Gaza.

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