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Arbel Yehoud who had been held hostage since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to be handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Chaotic scenes as Hamas releases eight more hostages following Gaza truce

The latest release was delayed when crowds surrounded the hostages as they made their way to waiting Red Cross vehicles.

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Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

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Displaced Palestinians returning to a destroyed Rafah in the Gaza Strip, a day after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect.

Here’s why Trump’s ‘clean out Gaza’ idea is rejected

The US president said resettling most of the strip’s population of 2.3 million in Jordan or Egypt could be “temporary or long term”. He’s already heard a firm “no”.

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Israeli female soldier hostages wave before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City.

Second hostage swap is a bitter pill for Netanyahu’s failed ambitions

For Israel’s prime minister, the safe release of four soldiers is only further proof that his ambitions for the Middle East have not been fully realised.

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In this image taken from an Associated Press video, Israeli female soldier hostages wave at a Palestinian crowd before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday.

Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners

Live television footage showed the moment four female Israeli soldiers were paraded in front of a crowd in Gaza City before being handed over to the Red Cross.

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The next four hostages to be released: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy and Daniella Gilboa.

Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap

Israeli media said that the latest list was not in line with the original ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie
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Medics evacuate a wounded man during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin,

Israel embarks on ‘significant ongoing campaign’ in West Bank, killing at least nine Palestinians

The raid occurred as it was announced Israel’s top general had resigned, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ attack that triggered the Gaza war.

  • James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta
Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released from captivity by Hamas militants in Gaza.

Palestinian prisoners freed after Hamas releases hostages as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners in return after militant group Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire deal designed to end the war in Gaza.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Sam Mednick
Gazan doctor Mohammad M.E Alastal has welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

‘There is euphoria’: In Gaza a rare moment of peace after 15 months of war

As the sun set over Gaza, doctor Mohammad Alastal was looking forward to something he hadn’t enjoyed in over a year: a night free of the sound of bombs.

  • Matthew Knott

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