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Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, and Magdy from Cairo. Associated Press reporter Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, contributed.

Militants in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages on Thursday, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap that is set to see 110 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons later in the day.

Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas announced Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners laid out in its ceasefire agreement with Israel.

Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Hamas militants on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers they held captive for 15 months in a planned exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in Israel. It’s the second

(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) People gather for a rally to free hostages held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv ... Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip.

Israel arrests 2 citizens on suspicion of working for Iran TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli ... Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP ... Eleanor Reich contributed reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel arrests 2 citizens on suspicion of working for Iran TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli ... Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of ...

It is another test for the truce that is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and the militant group.