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Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Israel supports a US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire's first phase. But Hamas wants Phase 2

The ceasefire agreement last month halted 15 months of fighting and paved the way for talks on ending the war, while also leading to the release of 33 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and around 2,000...

Israelis sit together as they light candles and hold posters with the images Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas, on the day the bodies of deceased hostages, identified at the time by Palestinian militant groups as Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, were handed over under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel on 20 February 2025. Reuters/Itay Cohen
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Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Palestinian militants and members of the Red Cross gather near vehicles on the day Hamas hands over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, to the Red Cross, as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage

Palestinian fighters and members of the Red Cross gather near vehicles on the day Hamas hands over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, to the Red Cross, as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Members of civil defence inspect a damaged car after an Israeli strike, according to security sources, at the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir
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Israel kills Hamas official in southern Lebanon

Alexander Troufanov (left), Iair Horn (centre) and Sagui Dekel-Chen (right). Photo: Collected
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Hamas names 3 hostages set for release on Saturday

Sami Abu-Zuhri, a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, addresses a news conference in Istanbul January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/File Photo
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Hamas says Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce

Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war, make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by Saturday midday or he'll 'let hell break out'

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, on a rainy day, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Hamas' armed wing says it will delay hostage release scheduled for Saturday

US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts Republican Senators for a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, 7 February 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Trump says US might lose patience with ceasefire deal

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Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

Sami Abu-Zuhri, a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, addresses a news conference in Istanbul January 17, 2009. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)/ File Photo
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Hamas official says Trump's remarks about taking over Gaza could ignite the region

Ofer Kalderon, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly 7 October 7 2023 attack, is released by Palestinian Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 1 February 1 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange