"Progress Made in Hostage Deal Between US, Israel, and Hamas"

The Washington Post retracted its earlier claim that Israel and Hamas had reached a tentative deal to free hostages in exchange for a ceasefire, after a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson clarified that no deal had been reached yet. The article was later updated to state that the U.S. was close to a deal, but no correction or clarification was added. Following the report, U.S. Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer stated that the parties were closer than ever to reaching a deal.