MIDDLE EAST - CAIRO/JERUSALEM. Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire ...

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An American citizen is among the freed hostages returned to Israel from Gaza; more than 360 Palestinian prisoners released in exchange.

As the ceasefire agreement teetered this week ... perfume and a “captivity certificate” for Aviva, his wife, who alongside him had been dragged from their home in southern Israel and released ...

Israeli hostage Eliya Cohen, centre, is instructed to show a Hamas issued certificate while being escorted by militants ... last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire ...

Trump added Friday that he would take “a very hard stance” on the ceasefire and exchange deal ... perfume and a “captivity certificate” for Aviva, his wife, who alongside him had been ...

They gave the men “certificates of release” and gift bags ... Eitan is not expected to be released in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, which includes so-called “humanitarian cases.” Iair was ...

Hamas killed some 1,200 Israelis in the October 7, 2023, attack that started the war and took around 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. At least 48,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel ...

Israeli hostage Eliya Cohen, centre, is asked to show a Hamas issued certificate as he is escorted ... in the latest exchange under the fragile ceasefire. The Palestinian militant group first ...

The hostages were taken up on stage where they spoke into a microphone, holding onto what appeared to be gifts and certificates ... swap to take place since the ceasefire began on 19 January.

Dekel-Chen, Trufanov and Horn were seen carrying certificates for their release ... “Sorry and welcome back” and “Complete the ceasefire.” With Saturday’s handover, the number of ...