There has been a ‘breakthrough’ on Hamas hostage negotiations — CNN

CNN reports that there has been ‘significant progress’ in Qatar-led negotiations on hostages held by Hamas. The negotiators say there are still issues that remain. There are some details here. CNN’s Becky Anderson reports: “The group was proposing that all foreign nationals would be released in return for a five-day ceasefire.” The report also said

Israel refused to respond to a long truce requested by Hamas – report

It looks like the remainder of the day will be trading around vague headlines about a ceasefire of an indeterminate length and prisoner swap rumors/reports. The latest from Al Arabiya is that Israel wouldn’t discuss a long ceasefire. This is not something you want to be trading around. لینک منبع : هوشمند نیوز

Dollar, yen gain on flight to safety as Hamas attack rattles nerves By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Banknotes of Japanese yen and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration picture taken September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The safe-haven dollar and Japanese yen edged higher on Monday as violence in the Middle East spooked markets, while a blowout U.S. jobs report gave