Israel and Hamas complete sixth hostage exchange as only two weeks remain in first phase of fragile ceasefire

Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.

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Three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas as more than 300 Palestinians set to be released

Three Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip were released on Saturday in exchange for more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

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Pesha Magid: Outraged Arab world unites in scramble to find alternative to Donald Trump&s Gaza plan

Saudi Arabia is spearheading urgent Arab efforts to develop a plan for Gaza&s future as a counter to US president Donald Trump&s ambition for a Middle East Riviera cleared of its Palestinian inhabitants, 10 sources said.

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Irish troops safe after UN commander in Lebanon injured by protesters

The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured on Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport.

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Hamas names hostages to be released on Saturday

Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said they would release hostages Iair Horn, US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov on Saturday, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire with Israel.

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Hamas agrees to release hostages as fears over ceasefire in Gaza are averted

Hamas signalled yesterday that a crisis threatening to unravel an already fragile ceasefire in Gaza could be avoided even after trading accusations with Israel this week of ceasefire breaches.

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