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GAZA STRIP: Hamas fighters are set to release a new wave of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, officials said, offering hope to anguished families after seven weeks of war that have killed thousands of people.
Seventeen hostages held by Hamas for seven weeks were released by the terror group on Saturday night, after an agonising delay raised fears that the truce deal with Israel would collapse.
In one, Ohad Munder-Zichri, who had his ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, can be seen running into his father’s arms in a video posted to Facebook. In…
Hamas hostages and their families are destined to feel intense and sometimes opposing feelings as a handful emerge from 50 days captivity in the Gaza Strip.
Excitement has been replaced by tension in Israel, after a brief delay before the release of several Israeli hostages on Saturday underscored the tenuousness of the nation’s deal with Hamas, which still holds around 200 captives in Gaza.