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Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce, and says it will seek to extend the deal

Four-year-old Abigail Edan, was the first American freed under the truce. The exchange was delayed after Hamas accused Israel of violating the deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel summons Irish ambassador over tweet it alleges doesn't adequately condemn Hamas

Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Irish ambassador over a tweet celebrating the release of a 9-year-old girl from Hamas captivity

The Independent UK

Hamas says it wants to extend truce after latest exchange of captives with Israel

The announcement from the Islamist militant group came after a third hostages-for-prisoners swap with Israel in which 17 captives and 39 Palestinian prisoners were released.

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Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger?

The government, say its opponents, is even banning pro-Gaza protests, worried the spirit of the Hirak will rise again.

Al Jazeera

‘Soldiers started shooting at my feet’: Palestinians describe fleeing northern Gaza

People trying to escape Israeli bombardment have to cope without the most basic life necessities

The Guardian - UK

Israel told us to move to south Gaza. Then it said it would bomb the south too. So where do we go now?

Despite the current ‘pause’ in fighting, we increasingly fear that Israel wants to drive us out of the Gaza Strip altogether, says Rozan, a resident of Khan Younis

The Guardian - UK

‘The people don’t want the Americans’: Gaza war fuels tensions in Iraq

Attacks on US troops in Iraq have led to US airstrikes, highlighting the risk of spillover from the situation in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

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‘Overjoyed’: nine-year-old hostage Emily Hand returns to family in Israel

Relatives say they ‘can’t find the words to describe our emotions’ as Israeli-Irish girl comes back from Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Gaza truce must hold to allow more emergency aid into territory – Red Cross

A total of 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners are to be freed during the four-day truce as part of the agreement.

The Independent UK

Nine-year-old Irish-Israeli hostage reunited with father after release

Emily Hand had been held captive by Hamas since the October 7 attacks in Israel.

The Independent UK

Iran says it helped broker release of Thais held in Gaza

Iran said Saturday it helped broker the surprise release of Thai nationals who had been held by Palestinian militants in war-ravaged Gaza since their shock attack on Israel last month.

Radio France Internationale

Irish-Israeli girl reunited with father who feared she was dead as Hamas release 9-year-old hostage

Emily Hand is one of 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages freed in second group since Israel-Hamas ceasefire began

The Independent UK

Israelis and Palestinians can no longer avoid a fateful choice about their future

Breaking the cycle of unresolved conflicts will entail great risks, but it’s our only hope

The Guardian - UK

Syria says Israeli strikes put Damascus airport out of service – as it happened

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Israeli army says 17 hostages handed over to Red Cross by Hamas

Hamas fighters on Sunday confirmed the handover of 17 hostages to the Red Cross – the third round of hostage-prisoner swaps on day three of a fragile four-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian militants.

The Independent UK

Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say

Health officials say Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces carry out deadly raids in the West Bank amid Gaza truce

Five Palestinians were shot dead in Jenin, while three others were killed elsewhere in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Israel-Gaza hostages – live: Three-year-old twins among 11 freed by Hamas as ceasefire extended

Qatar announces two-day extension to a temporary truce

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The Independent UK

Fragile cease-fire in Gaza is back on track after hourslong delay in 2nd hostage-for-prisoner swap

The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Survival, scandal, a secret cell: how the nail-biting Israel-Hamas hostage deal was done

Weeks of precarious talks finally led to Friday’s releases of captives. Here’s the inside story

France 24

Israel says 17 hostages, 39 Palestinians freed under truce deal

Israel said on Sunday that 17 hostages and 39 Palestinian detainees had been released in a third round of hostage-for-prisoner swaps on day three of a fragile four-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The news comes after Hamas's armed wing announced the death of its top…

WEKU

In pictures: emotional scenes as Israel and Hamas trade prisoners for hostages

Hamas freed 17 hostages and Israel released 39 Palestinian detainees. We take a look at what has happened so far.

The Guardian - UK

Disappointed, disenchanted, defiant: inside the world of the West Bank’s angry armed youths

A new generation of young Palestinian militants speak about their beliefs and what drives them to take up the fight

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re still in shock’: Israeli hostages freed from Gaza begin difficult recovery

Relatives are given a painful glimpse of what their loved ones endured as first words are exchanged following their release

International Business Times

Hamas Fighters To Free More Hostages As Families Reunite

Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.

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