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Breaking down the Israel-Hamas deal

The Israeli government approved a deal negotiated in Doha, Qatar, for the release of some hostages from Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and a short-term cease-fire in Gaza. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports on the deal's points as some critique its implications. CBS News' Willie Inman reports from Nantucket, Massachusetts, where President Biden is staying for Thanksgiving, and Mike Lyons, a retired U.S. Army major and military analyst, joins CBS News with his take on the continued threats in the Middle East.

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Israel, Hamas close to hostage-release deal

President Biden said a deal between Israel and Hamas is potentially "very close" to becoming a reality. If approved, the agreement may lead to a limited, temporary cease-fire and the release of some hostages. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan, who is the moderator of CBS' "Face the Nation," has been speaking to sources on the potential details of the deal, and CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the latest from Israel. Also, CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the Biden administration's reaction to the negotiations.

Dire situation at Gaza's largest hospital

Warnings of a health sector collapse are increasing as alarming images from inside Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital show premature babies being kept warm by aluminum foil as the World Health Organization says the facility has been without fuel for days. Israel said Hamas is using the hospital as a command center and medical personnel and patients are being used as human shields; Hamas and the doctors deny that. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports on the latest, and Alyona Synenko, a spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, joined CBS News to discuss.

What to know about Hezbollah

Protesters have been gathering in the streets of Lebanon as the fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies with demonstrators rallying outside the U.S. embassy in Beirut following news of a Gaza hospital's destruction. Meanwhile, Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli soldiers along the border, raising concerns that violence could spread throughout the region. Middle East geopolitical expert Trita Parsi joined CBS News to discuss the history of Hezbollah and how precarious the situation is right now in the region.

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