poised as he is, to fastrack aid into gaza should the temporary truce come. and we will speak to the director of medicins sans frontieres, a charity in mourning tonight for two of its doctors, killed in a strike today on the al awda hospital, in northern gaza. good evening. a deal to release hostages taken from israel by hamas could be closer than ever tonight, with the israeli war cabinet meeting these last few hours to sign off on the final terms agreed in qatar. according to the white house that deal would secure the release of 50 women and child hostages, in return for a li s day pause in the fighting. earlier, a hamas leader said the group was close to reaching a truce agreement. the pause would give the group time to gather hostages who are in gaza, some of them held by other groups, and in return for each hostage they release, sources say the israelis would be expected to free three palestinian prisoners who they are holding in israeli jails. khaled mashal, the polit