CAIRO — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution.

What You Need To Know • Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners • The breakthrough was greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution • Uncertainty remains about some of the thornier aspects of the plan advanced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump • Those aspects include whether and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza, but the sides appear closer than they have been in months to ending a war that has kill

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