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A deal for the release of Israeli hostages appears close, officials say

Demonstrators call for the return of 40 children who are among the roughly 240 hostages believed held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip as they mark World Children's Day during a protest across from UNICEF offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. (Oded Balilty/AP)

TEL AVIV, Israel — A possible deal to release some of the roughly 240 hostages seized by Hamas during last month's attacks on Israel appeared to be inching forward, but the details and timing of such an agreement remains unclear.

Meanwhile, more than two dozen premature infants that had been at Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, which was damaged in fighting and has been without electricity to run its incubators, were transported to hospitals in Egypt on Monday.

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