Netanyahu and his spin doctors promise that the hostage deal is just a tiny lull, after which, if need be, the war will resume at full strength. But everybody, from Doha to Riyadh, from D.C. to Abu Dhabi, is here for the grand deal, from advisors to brokers, huge infrastructure projects to multi-billion arms deals

Warning that 'not everything will go smoothly,' the official added that mediators will meet in Cairo on Thursday focusing on implementation of every aspect of the deal

HOSTAGE TALKS: Israel, Hamas agreed to hostage/cease-fire deal, officials from Israel, Egypt and the U.S. say; Senior U.S. official: Five female Israeli soldiers expected to be freed on Sunday ■ GAZA: Palestinian PM says Palestinian Authority should run Gaza in future ■ WEST BANK: IDF, Shin Bet say they carried out strike in West Bank's Jenin ■ ICC: Italy won't enforce ICC warrants against Netanyahu if he visits the country, Italian ministers say

The families of Abera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, both of whom have been held in Gaza for a decade, are excited to know that their loved ones are coming home, but feel their inclusion in the deal was an afterthought. 'They really hitched a ride on this deal,' Hisham's father said

Miri Ben Ami, whose son Yosef Chaim Ohana was abducted from the Nova festival and is held in Gaza, has been selling books by Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav at Hostage Square since he was taken. 'I believe that thanks to faith, my son and all the hostages will come home,' she says

A senior U.S. official gives a detailed account of what happened behind the scenes during 14 months of negotiations over the hostage release agreement, and how a 'quite remarkable' partnership finally helped get the deal done

Joe Sacco's 'War on Gaza' reads like the product of a broken person who stopped seeking the middle ground or higher truth that characterized his previous works on the subject