Three Israeli hostages being released in latest phase of ceasefire

Hamas handed captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip, the first of eight hostages set to be released on Thursday as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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Joy turns to despair for families back in the ruins of northern Gaza

The joy of thousands of Palestinian families who made it back home to north Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel is turning to despair as the cold reality of uninhabitable, bombed-out homes and dire shortages of basic supplies sets in.

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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, health officials said.

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Palestinians count terrible cost as they return to ruins of northern Gaza

Clutching plastic bags of clothes, dragging suitcases in wheelbarrows, and holding their children close, Palestinian families in Gaza made the gruelling journey home for the first time since the start of Israel&s ferocious bombardment 15 months ago.

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President Higgins defends Holocaust memorial speech after Israeli minister says she ‘fears for safety& of Jews in Ireland

Welcoming the ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal does not put the safety Jewish people in Ireland at risk, a spokesperson for President Michael D Higgins has said.

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