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Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release ...

Hamas has begun a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in ...

A female Israeli soldier is released as the next hostage-prisoner exchange gets underway amid the ceasefire in Gaza.

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.