After a two-week ceasefire, Israel and Hamas begin negotiations for the second phase, focusing on the release of remaining hostages and an indefinite truce extension. Three male hostages, including American-Israeli Keith Siegel, were released by Hamas, while Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners in a prisoner exchange.
Freed Palestinian prisoners wave from a bus as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israel i prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
Hamas on Saturday freed three male hostages, and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth such exchange. Another exchange is planned for next Saturday. A bus later departed Ofer Military Prison with over two dozen Palestinian prisoners bound for the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jubilant crowds cheered and hoisted the prisoners on their shoulders. Many appeared frail and thin.
Israel expressed “grave concern” for Bibas’ wife and children and pleaded with negotiators to provide information. Hamas has said they were killed in an Israeli airstrike, but Israel has not confirmed it.
ISRAEL HAMAS CEASEFIRE HOSTAGES PRISONER EXCHANGE MIDDLE EAST
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