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A U.S. dual citizen is among 3 Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners

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Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ceasefire took effect. Hundreds of Palestinians have been released so far.

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  1. Hamas releases 4 more hostages as Israel frees 200 prisoners

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  2. Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  3. Hamas frees the first of 8 more hostages as Gaza truce holds; Israel set to release 110 prisoners

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

  4. Hamas names American, Israeli, and French hostages to be freed Saturday

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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    A U.S. dual citizen is among 3 Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East updates: Hamas hands over 4 Israeli hostages – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hamas has released four Israeli hostages as the ceasefire deal with Israel continues. Meanwhile, Houthi rebels in Yemen freed over 150 detainees, according to the Red Cross. DW has the latest.

  2. UPI

    Hamas releases 4 more hostages as Israel frees 200 prisoners (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Hamas released four hostages and Israel 200 Palestinian prisoners as the latest cease-fire exchange occurred on Saturday.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East updates: Hamas to release 4 Israeli hostages – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hamas is slated to release four Israeli hostages as the ceasefire deal with Israel continues. DW has the latest.

  4. Local News 8

    Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Lauren Izso, Dana Karni and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.

  5. Newsweek

    Hamas to release 3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages in next exchange (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    An Israeli official says Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thai nationals in next hostage release.

  6. NBC News

    Israel says Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Hamas plans to release three Israeli hostages on Thursday, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals abducted during the Oct.

  7. CBS News

    Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old Israeli man, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.

  8. Al-Monitor

    Israel says Hamas to free 11 more hostages this week (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thai nationals, would be freed this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, a…

  9. CNN

    Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Israeli hostages due to be released in Gaza on Thursday have been named by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office (PMO), which also confirmed that five Thai nationals will be freed.

  10. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Hamas frees the first of 8 more hostages as Gaza truce holds; Israel set to release 110 prisoners (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold.

  11. NBC Los Angeles

    Eight hostages to be released as part of Gaza deal (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

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

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.

  13. Breitbart News

    Palestinians Assault Hostages as 3 Israelis, 5 Thais Freed; American out Jan. 31 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Three Israeli hostages and five Thai hostages were freed amid shocking scenes of a mob of Palestinians shoving two of the hostages.

  14. NPR

    3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages freed in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The exchange is part of a deal between Israel and Hamas that will see a total of 33 hostages returned to Israel in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

  15. WDIO Duluth

    Middle East latest: Militants in Gaza release 8 Thai and Israeli hostages (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Militants in the Gaza Strip have released eight hostages, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap in which 110 Palestinians are to be released from Israeli prisons later in the day.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Hamas to release 8 more hostages (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    JERUSALEM -- Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and Hamas said Wednesday as their tenuous ceasefire moves ahead.

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages are freed in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Three more Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released by Palestinian militants from captivity and returned to Israel, after being held for more than 15 months in Gaza.

  18. Green Field Reporter

    Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.

  19. The Guardian

    Three Israelis and five Thais freed from Gaza as Trump envoy meets hostages’ relatives (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Handover delayed by jostling crowd in Khan Younis, Gaza, with Netanyahu suspending release of Palestinian prisoners

  20. New York Times

    Hamas Releases 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages Amid Chaotic Scenes: Gaza Cease-Fire Live Updates (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Israel said the Red Cross had confirmed the handover of seven hostages in southern Gaza after another was released in the north. Israel is due to release over 100 Palestinian prisoners.

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Prisoner release appears to be back on after snag (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The ceasefire is aimed at eventually ending the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas.

  22. New York Post

    3 Israeli hostages, 5 Thai nationals freed as part of cease-fire after 16 months in captivity (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Agam Berger, 19, Gadi Moses, 80 and Arbel Yehud, 29, were received by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which coordinated with Hamas to secure the handover in the Gaza Strip.

  23. CNN

    Eight hostages released from Gaza amid chaotic scenes as Palestinian prisoners set to be freed (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Gaza hostage releases start; 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed

  24. Kokomo Tribune

    Middle East latest: Gaza militants release 5 Thai and 3 Israeli hostages (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have released five Thai and three Israeli hostages, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds. Thursday

  25. Religion News

    Who are the hostages released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza? (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

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