WASHINGTON, Nov 19, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The White House on Saturday denied reports of a US-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas that would potentially free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.

"We have not reached a deal yet, but we continue to work hard to get to a deal," White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on X, formerly Twitter, in response to a Washington Post report of a tentative deal.