Hamas frees 4 Israeli hostages in second swap of Gaza deal
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA, Jan. 26 -- Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages on Saturday, in return for some 200 Palestinian prisoners, in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza. The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City amid a large crowd of Palestinians and surrounded by dozens of armed Hamas men. They waved and smiled before being led off, entering ICRC vehicles and being transported to Israeli forces. The soldiers were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of Gaza and abducted by Hamas fighters who overran their base during Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. P17...
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