Live updates | A deal to get medicine to Hamas hostages includes aid for Gaza

Medicine for hostages is en route to Gaza after Qatar and France mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas. The deal comes more than 100 days into a conflict that shows no sign of ending. A senior Hamas official said Wednesday that for each box of medicine provided to the hostages, 1,000 boxes would be sent for use by Palestinian civilians. Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war that started more than 100 days ago has surpassed 24,000 people. In Israel, around 1,200 people were killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war and saw some 250 people taken hostage by the militants.