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Israel has started to release 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel. A large bus carrying dozens of the detainees,

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The first three hostages were released from Gaza and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks.

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday ... Rise again' - UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said 630 trucks carrying desperately needed aid had entered into Gaza in the hours after the start of the truce, with 300 of them headed to ...

“There is no time to lose,” wrote Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under ... where the reported need is particularly acute, and where Israel has at times been accused of not doing enough ...

Scores of Palestinian detainees have been freed as Israel's truce deal with Hamas takes hold. Meanwhile, the three female Israeli hostages released by Hamas are said to be in a stable condition. DW has the latest.

At UN, Pakistan pushes for Israel's accountability for 'heinous' crimes in Gaza; Children's suffering a 'black mark'

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners were freed by Israel after Hamas released three Israeli hostages on the first day of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The first three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over in a test of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Israel has started to release 90 Palestinian ... "This is a moment of tremendous hope," humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said. 'Joy mixed with pain' Across Gaza, there was relief and grief.

far more than Israel allowed before. “This is a moment of tremendous hope,” humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said. “Fragile, yet vital.” Magdy reported from Cairo, Shurafa from Deir al ...

Overwhelming pride’ for Tom Fletcher after son makes London musical debut - Buzz, 10, portrays the narrator Control in the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express.