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Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails

Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October.

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Negotiators Press for Longer Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

A long-term cease-fire would likely require both sides to make hard-to-swallow concessions

Who are the 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Saturday?

Families and children kidnapped from southern Israel's Kibbutz Beeri were among the 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Saturday, according to accounts given to AFP by their relatives, Israeli press, and the Hostage Families Forum.

US Confident At Least One Citizen Among Next Hostage Release

Additional humanitarian aid making its way to Gaza Strip

Hamas releases new group of hostages

Four foreigners and 13 Israelis were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross

Hamas Says Next Hostage Release to Israel Is Back On After Delay

Militant group accused Israel of violating terms of cease-fire

Israel will remain in Gaza until all hostages return - IDF chief

Halevi noted that the Israeli military is using the four-day truce in Gaza to "learn, prepare ourselves and our capabilities better" ahead of the continued fighting.

Hamas Releases 24 Hostages After Israel Truce Deal

Four-day pause in fighting came after complex, fraught talks

25 hostages, including a two-year-old, released by Hamas during four-day truce with Israel

Twenty-five hostages were released by Hamas on Friday, including a child as young as two, at the start of a four-day truce with Israel. 

Inside the 'excruciating' work of a secret US cell that secured the release of 50 hostages

Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire deal for at least four days in exchange for the release of hostages held by Hamas and prisoners in Israel.

Israel-Hamas hostage deal delayed

US officials involved in negotiations say the two sides are still working out “final logistical details”

 

Israel approves hostage deal with Hamas – media

The ceasefire is expected to last at least four days, unless the Supreme Court blocks the agreement

Israel and Hamas agree deal for release of some hostages and four-day ceasefire

Fifty Israeli hostages held in Gaza will be freed over four days in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners and a lull in Israeli military operations

US says Israel hostage deal 'closer than ever'

A deal to release hostages taken from Israel during Hamas's attacks last month is "closer than ever before", according to a senior US official.

Israel says CCTV shows hostages at Gaza hospital

The Israeli military has released footage which it says shows hostages being taken into Gaza's largest hospital after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October.

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa

It is now days since Israeli forces entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and what appears to be happening on Friday is that they are continuing their search for evidence of this being a key Hamas command centre.

South African ruling party backs cutting ties with Israel

The African National Congress said it could not support the “genocidal actions of the Israeli regime”


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