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PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST — After 15 months of war that have killed 47,000 people, laid waste to much of Gaza and triggered political fallout around the world, Israel and Hamas have finally struck a cease-fire deal, according to multiple officials.

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Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas. NBC's “Meet the Press” — House ...

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But the images of prisoners being released will cause anger in Israel, especially amongst those who view the ceasefire deal as a surrender to Hamas - the perpetrators of the 7 October terror attack. These scenes will be repeated in the weeks ahead providing of course that the fragile ceasefire deal survives.