“We saw children’s corpses”: 16 dead in Israeli attack on UN school

The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations, said Washington’s phased agreement would begin with a “complete and comprehensive” six-week ceasefire during which elderly, sick and female hostages would be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. During those 42 days, Israeli forces would withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza and allow displaced people to return to their homes in northern Gaza, the officials said.