Egypt proposes two-day cease-fire in Gaza for hostage exchange
Summary: Egypt has proposed a two-day cease-fire in Gaza to facilitate the exchange of four Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced this plan, which would also allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Negotiations involving the CIA and Israel's Mossad have resumed in Qatar, marking a significant development in efforts to reach a longer-term truce. This is the first public proposal for a cease-fire from Egypt's president.
In related news, a truck ramming incident near an Israeli army base resulted in one death and dozens of injuries. Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza have reportedly killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, amid ongoing military operations.
This is article metrics. Combined, they form a significance score, that indicates how important the news is on a scale from 0 to 10.
My algorithm scores 10,000 news articles daily, and creates a single significance-ordered list of news.
Read more about how I calculate significance, or see today's top ranked news on the main page:
See today's news rankings