US Says No Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Yet

A graffiti calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem on Nov. 18.

Photographer: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images

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The US said there is no deal reached yet between Israel and Hamas to release hostages.

“No deal yet but we continue to work hard to get a deal,” White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in response to a Washington Post report that Israel and Hamas had arrived at a tentative, US-brokered hostage deal.