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KHAN YUNIS: Under a night sky illuminated by moonlight rather than flares and explosions, Gaza resident Ibrahim...

Hamas says it has freed Gaza hostage with Russian citizenship

Under a night sky illuminated by moonlight rather than flares and explosions, Gaza resident Ibrahim Kaninch sat by a small bonfire outside his partially destroyed house, feeding the flames with bits of cardboard as he heated up water for tea. The peaceful scene, on the second night of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, was a moment of respite and reflection for Kaninch, who like other Gazans has endured fear and hardship since the war began on Oct. 7. "These truce days have allowed people to have a bit of social communication and to check on their families and friends and their...

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to holding on Sunday, ensuring a third hostage-prisoner swap was able to proceed as civilians in Gaza welcomed respite from the war.

Hamas said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and a person with Russian citizenship who had been held in the Gaza Strip to the Red Cross on the third day of a truce.