I posted earlier on the agreement reached to release some of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists i Gaza:

  • 50 hostages to be released
  • woman and children
  • over the next 4 days
  • fighting will pause during this time, said to be a "full pause in military operations throughout Gaza"
  • a "surge" in humanitarian supplies into Gaza is expected

There are more than 200 hostages being held, but IU guess this is a start. Let's hope all will be released soon.

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For markets, oil is back a little lower on what would appear to be positive news for reducing tensions:

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