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Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison

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An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza.

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  1. Hamas set to hand over Israel bodies of four Gaza hostages

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Hamas hands over final 6 hostages under first phase of cease-fire in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners

    Headline from UPI ·

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    Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison

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  1. NBC News

    Israel-Hamas war live updates: Hamas returns bodies of four hostages to Israel (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including what it said were those of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, two of the youngest captives seized in its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.

  2. Breitbart News

    Hamas Terrorists Return Murdered Israeli Hostages in Black Coffins (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Hamas terrorist organization has released the remains of four Israeli hostages it murdered following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

  3. Digital Journal

    Hamas set to hand over Israel bodies of four Gaza hostages (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Hamas is due to hand over the bodies of four hostages Thursday, including those of the Bibas family, who have become symbols of the hostage crisis that

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Hamas hand over bodies of 4 hostages – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Hamas militant group has handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages including two of the youngest taken during the October 7 terror attack. DW has more.

  5. UPI

    Israel receives bodies of four slain hostages from Gaza (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Israel received the bodies of four slain hostages Thursday morning, officials said.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Hamas releases 5 Israeli hostages from Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Militant group Hamas has released five of six Israeli hostages as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. In exchange, Israel is set to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners. DW has the latest.

  7. UPI

    Hamas hands over final 6 hostages under first phase of cease-fire in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Six living hostages are back home in Israel after Hamas released them in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisons on Saturday.

  8. The Guardian

    Hamas releases six hostages in latest exchange with Israel (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Militants in Gaza hand over last living hostages due to be freed in first phase of ceasefire deal

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Hamas releases first 2 hostages in latest swap – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Militant group Hamas has released two of six Israeli hostages as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. In exchange, Israel is set to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners. DW has the latest.

  10. CBS News

    Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues as more hostages are released (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — are set to be released by Hamas today

  11. Townhall

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud the future of the Gaza ceasefire (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Hamas has freed all six hostages in the latest exchange with Israel.

  13. Time

    Hamas Frees First Five of Six Israeli Hostages (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    In exchange, per the cease-fire, Israel is set to release hundreds of imprisoned Palestinians.

  14. Fox News

    Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hamas freed more hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel.

  15. Al-Monitor

    Hamas frees 6 Israeli hostages in latest transfer under truce (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Palestinian militants on Saturday freed six Israeli hostages, the last living captives to be released under the first phase of a fragile truce that is also expected to see Palestinian prisoners released.

  16. Al-Monitor

    Hamas frees 2 Israeli hostages in latest transfer under truce (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Palestinian militants on Saturday freed two Israeli hostages, among the last live captives eligible for release under the first phase of a fragile truce that is also expected to see Palestinian prisoners released.

  17. MyNorthwest

    Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Hamas releases 6 Israeli hostages from Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Militant group Hamas has released six Israeli hostages as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. In exchange, Israel is set to release more than 600 Palestinians. DW has the latest.

  19. Local News 8

    Hamas releasing final living hostages due to be freed under first phase of Gaza ceasefire (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Mick Krever, Ivana Kottasová and Brad Lendon, and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas is in the process of releasing six Israeli hostages in Gaza – the final living captives whom the warring sides agreed would be released when a ceasefire began last month.

  20. The Guardian

    Hamas hands over six hostages but Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ceasefire in jeopardy as Israel says it will wait ‘until release of next hostages is guaranteed’ and Hamas scraps ‘degrading’ handover ceremonies

  21. Breitbart News

    Hamas Hands over Final 6 Living Hostages of Phase 1; Forces 2 Hostages to Watch (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Hamas terrorists freed the final six living hostages in Phase 1, while forcing two other Israeli hostages to watch a macabre ceremony.

  22. Al-Monitor

    Deal back on to exchange Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostage bodies (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Mediators have reached an agreement to release all Palestinian prisoners who were due to be freed last week in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages, Egyptian state-linked media reported late Tuesday.

  23. UPI

    Israel resumes releasing Palestinian prisoners, Hamas to return four bodies (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Israel was expected to free more than 600 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages by Hamas, five days after Israel halted prisoner releases in protest over Hamas shows of force.

  24. WMUR

    Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East: Hamas to hand over remains of four hostages – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hamas has said it will return the bodies of four hostages to Israel in exchange for the release of some 600 Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Follow DW for more.

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