自10月7日激进组织哈马斯对以色列发动前所未有的突然袭击以来，已有数千人死亡，数千人受伤，以色列以轰炸和全面封锁邻近的加沙地带进行报复，使该地区处于全面战争的边缘。
我们对这场冲突的了解
这场战争现在搬家了进入第二阶段，据以色列称，已经过了一个月。
据以色列官员称，自10月7日以来，以色列已有至少1200人死亡，6900人受伤。据哈马斯控制的加沙卫生部称，在邻近的加沙地带，至少有14，128人死亡，33，000人受伤。
救援人员和官员担心，以色列呼吁从加沙北部撤离正在引发一场人道主义灾难，因为电力和其他供应已经被切断，为似乎迫在眉睫的地面进攻做准备。
人道主义组织敦促以色列取消撤离并同意停火，尽管该国坚持有权自卫，这是美国认可的权利。
3名美国人有望成为首批获释人质的一部分:美国官员
据一名高级政府官员称，作为哈马斯、以色列、卡塔尔和美国之间谈判达成的协议的一部分，首批获释的人质中有三名美国人。
这位官员说，他们包括3岁的阿比盖尔·莫伊丹，她在10月7日的袭击中成为孤儿，她的生日在周五。
根据协议，50名人质——包括妇女和儿童——将在几天内获释。
官员们不愿透露更多被扣为人质的美国人的具体人数，只是重申有10名美国人下落不明。
以色列内阁投票批准释放人质协议
以色列总理周三凌晨表示，以色列内阁已批准一项协议，允许在为期四天的敌对行动暂停期间释放至少50名人质。作为协议的一部分，以色列还将释放150名巴勒斯坦囚犯。
本雅明·内塔尼亚胡总理在一份新闻稿中说，“以色列政府已经批准了将人质带回家的第一阶段纲要”，在为期四天的停火期间，至少有50名人质被释放。
内塔尼亚胡表示，以色列政府、以色列国防军和以色列安全部队将继续为所有人质的返回、消灭哈马斯以及确保加沙不会对以色列构成威胁而战斗。
早些时候，消息人士告诉ABC新闻，42名人质将被释放。
不久之后，哈马斯在当地时间周三早上发布了自己的声明，其中一些条款与本雅明·内塔尼亚胡总理宣布的条款相同。
哈马斯通过电报证实了为期四天的临时停火，释放了50名被扣为人质的妇女和儿童。
作为交换，哈马斯表示，以色列同意释放150名巴勒斯坦妇女和儿童。哈马斯表示，被释放的青少年将不到19岁。
美国官员称，3岁的以色列裔美国人可能是获释人质之一
据一位熟悉谈判情况的美国官员说，美国预计，10月7日被哈马斯武装分子绑架的3岁以色列裔美国孤儿阿比盖尔·伊丹(Abigail Edan)将是被释放的人质之一，这是以色列和哈马斯之间任何初步协议的一部分。然而，这位官员说，拜登政府还没有得到任何可靠的保证，即她或任何失踪的美国人将在这项安排中获得自由。
这位官员说，围绕人质离开加沙有许多重大关切，尽快将人质转移出飞地对于保护他们和促进正在进行的谈判是必要的。
这位官员说，尽管美国谈判代表目前专注于达成初步协议，而不是专注于随后可能发生的交换，以换取更长时间的暂停，但预计哈马斯将提供关于仍被关押的人质状况的信息，这对制定未来的战略可能至关重要。
内塔尼亚胡:针对哈马斯的战争不会在停火后停止
以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡在星期二的内阁会议和对潜在的人质交易投票之前说，以色列对哈马斯的战争不会在停火后停止。
内塔尼亚胡说，战争将继续下去，直到哈马斯被摧毁，所有人质被带回家，并且以色列已经确保“加沙不会有任何威胁以色列的因素。”
以色列国防部长Yoav Gallant补充说，如果以色列不继续在加沙的行动，就没有机会带回更多的人质。
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel's Cabinet votes to approve deal for hostage release
Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
What we know about the conflict
The war, which hasnow movedinto its second stage, according to Israel, has passed the one-month mark.
In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured since Oct. 7, according to Israeli officials. In the neighboring Gaza Strip, at least 14,128 people have been killed and 33,000 have been injured, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
Aid workers and officials fear that Israel's call for an evacuation of the northern part of Gaza is precipitating a humanitarian disaster as electricity and other supplies have been cut off in preparation for what appears to be an imminent ground offensive.
Humanitarian groups have urged Israel to call off the evacuation and agree to a cease-fire, even as the country has asserted a right to defend itself -- a right the United States endorses.
3 Americans expected to be part of initial group of released hostages: US official
Three Americans are expected to be part of the initial group of hostages that will be released as part of a deal negotiated between Hamas, Israel, Qatar and the United States, according to a senior administration official.
They include 3-year-old Abigail Mor Idan, who was orphaned by the Oct. 7 attack and whose birthday is on Friday, the official said.
The deal will see the release of 50 hostages -- women and children -- over the course of several days.
Officials would not get into specifics about the number of additional Americans believed to be held hostage -- only reiterating that there are 10 unaccounted-for Americans.
Israel's Cabinet votes to approve deal for hostage release
Israel's Cabinet has approved a deal that would allow for the release of at least 50 hostages over the course of a four-day pause in hostilities, Israel's Prime Minister said early Wednesday morning. As a part of this deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners will also be released by Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a release the “Israeli government has approved the outline to the first phase” of bringing hostages home, with at least 50 being released over the course of the four-day pause in fighting.
The Government of Israel, the IDF and the Israeli security forces will continue to fight the war for the return of all hostages, the elimination of Hamas and to ensure that Gaza will not pose a threat to Israel, according to Netanyahu.
Earlier, sources told ABC News 42 hostages would be released.
A short while later, Hamas released its own statement early Wednesday morning local time, which had some of the same terms announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hamas confirmed via Telegram a temporary cease-fire of four days, with the release of 50 women and children who’ve been held hostage.
In exchange, Hamas said Israel agreed to release 150 Palestinian women and children. Hamas said the juveniles released would be under 19 years old.
3-year-old Israeli-American may be among hostages freed: US official
The U.S. expects that Abigail Edan, an orphaned 3-year-old Israeli-American who was kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, would be among the hostages released as part of any initial deal between Israel and Hamas, according to a U.S. official familiar with negotiations. However, the Biden administration hasn’t received any reliable guarantee that she or any of the missing Americans will be freed in the arrangement, the official said.
The official said there are many significant concerns surrounding the hostages' passage out of Gaza, and that moving the hostages out of the enclave as quickly as possible would be necessary for their protection and to facilitate ongoing talks.
While American negotiators are currently zeroed-in on securing an initial deal -- rather than focusing on subsequent swaps that might happen in exchange for a longer pause -- Hamas is expected to provide information about the conditions of hostages that will remain in custody, which could be critical in shaping the strategy going forward, the official said.
Netanyahu: War against Hamas will not stop after cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking ahead of Tuesday's cabinet meeting and vote on a potential hostage deal, said Israel's war against Hamas will not stop after a cease-fire.
Netanyahu said the war will continue until Hamas is destroyed, all hostages are brought home and Israel has ensured "that there will be no element in Gaza that threatens Israel."
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant added that without the continuation of Israel's operations in Gaza, there'd be no chance of bringing home more hostages.
