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The exchange process is taking place after Israel reneged on releasing 620 Palestinians last week.

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Hamas says deal reached with mediators for prisoner-captive exchange with Israel

Published On 27 Feb 2025

  • Long-awaited celebrations and reunions in the occupied West Bank after Israel begins releasing the 642 Palestinian detainees scheduled to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
  • Ambulances carrying several wounded Palestinians arrive in Gaza’s Khan Younis as families continue to wait anxiously for the release of more than 400 people taken from the Strip during Israel’s war.