30 Palestinian Prisoners Freed Under Truce Deal: Israel

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Hamas released six more hostages on Thursday evening and handed them over to the Red Cross. They are now on Israeli soil. Thirty Palestinian prisoners were subsequently released. And mediators hope to renew the temporary ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. It ends at 6 a.m. on Friday morning. The U.S. government is working with Egypt to make this possible. Follow all developments surrounding the conflict in the Middle East in our live bl…

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Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages

Israel released more Palestinian prisoners early Thursday after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the last such swap under the current Gaza truce as international mediators raced to strike a deal to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel's…

Hamas, Israel release more hostages, prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce

Sixteen hostages were released on Wednesday by Hamas, on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian militants. The group of civilians included Israelis, dual nationals and Thai citizens, officials said.