Scott Neuman
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Israel is expanding its offensive in Gaza, forcing more Palestinians to flee south
The apparent drive to encircle Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis, a Hamas stronghold, was forcing people to flee further south to escape the fighting.
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The Gaza cease-fire with Hamas is extended another day as Blinken arrives in Israel
The secretary of state said the U.S. is committed to seeing the release of all hostages held by Hamas. And gunmen killed three Israelis in an attack on the outskirts of West Jerusalem early Thursday.
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More captives to be freed as mediators work to prolong the Israel-Hamas truce
At least 30 Palestinians in Israeli jails and 10 hostages held by Hamas are likely to be freed on Wednesday. U.S. and Israeli officials are in Qatar trying to work out a further cease-fire extension.
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What to know about the hostages still held by Hamas
Under an extension of a temporary cease-fire, Hamas freed 12 more hostages on Tuesday, including 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, Israel's military said. About 160 hostages remain in captivity.
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Israel and Hamas prepare to exchange more captives amid extended cease-fire deal
Israel says it has already received a list of additional Israeli hostages Hamas proposes to release in exchange for Israel freeing more Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel and Hamas hint at extending truce as more captives are slated to be freed
Monday marks the official end of a four-day cease-fire deal between the two sides, but an extension looked likely. Over that time 58 Hamas hostages have been exchanged for 117 Palestinian prisoners.
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13 Israelis and 4 others were released in the latest Israel-Hamas swap of captives
In addition to the Israelis, three Thais and a Russian were freed by the Islamist militant group on the third day of exchanges mandated by a temporary cease-fire agreement.
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More hostages and prisoners are slated for release as the Gaza truce holds
On the second day of the temporary cease-fire, it is not yet clear how many captives Hamas will release nor the number of Palestinians Israel will free.
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Scores of Palestinians and Israelis freed from captivity on first day of Gaza truce
As the pause in fighting appeared to hold, Hamas released 13 Israelis and 11 foreigners who were also seized in Hamas' attack on Israel last month. In exchange, Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel-Hamas deal will go into effect when the first Israeli hostages are released
Hamas and Israel agreed to a four-day pause in fighting and to release at least 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinians held by Israel, beginning as early as Thursday.