We begin in the Middle East. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are questions this morning about whether a ceasefire deal just clinched between Israel and Hamas will actually begin on Sunday, as hoped.

Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss Israel's security cabinet approving a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The agreement still needs the full ...

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Israel's security cabinet voted to approve ... it would halt more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The meeting comes two days after mediators announced this agreement ...

Israel's security cabinet has now voted to approve a ceasefire ... it would halt more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The meeting comes two days after mediators announced this ...