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https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762458092/1700593077752_n_mitchell_LEVYHOSTAGES_231221_1920x1080-tywtzr-1/1700593077752_n_mitchell_LEVYHOSTAGES_231221_1920x1080-tywtzr-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080A deal to free dozens of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas in exchange for a multi-day pause in the fighting could be imminent. Spokesperson for the Israeli government, Eylon Levy, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the final phases of a possible hostage deal, what a pause in fighting would mean for humanitarian aid and criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza. “Hamas hasn't suddenly decided to be nice humanitarians… it's been begging for a breather because it's getting clobbered,” says Levy. “This is a war, war is ugly. And this isn't a war that we started, it's not a war that we wanted, it's not a wall that we even expected. It’s a war that Hamas declared on us,” he adds.