Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American
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Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American

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Hamas released 17 hostages in Gaza, including a 4-year-old American girl, as part of a truce with Israel as Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners on the third day of the ceasefire. However Netanyahu said he also told Biden that, at the end of the truce, “we will return with full force to achieve our goals: The elimination of Hamas, ensuring that Gaza does not return to what it was; and of course the release of all our hostages.” Reuters reported that Sunday's hostage release follows the liberation of 13 Israelis on Saturday - six of them women and seven of them teenagers or children. Violence has also flared in the West Bank, where Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, including two minors and at least one gunman, late on Saturday and early Sunday, medics and local sources told Reuters. The agreement faced a previous challenge when Hamas' armed wing announced on Saturday that it would postpone hostage releases until Israel fulfilled all truce conditions, including a commitment to allowing aid trucks into northern Gaza.

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