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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont

Four more female Israeli hostages will be freed this weekend, Hamas says

An ambulance transfers Israeli hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher after their arrival by military helicopter at Sheba medical centre in Ramat Gan, Israel, on 19 January
With the release of three hostages on Sunday, seven Israeli women remain on the list of the initial group of 33 hostages designated for release in the first phase of the deal. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Hamas has said four more female Israeli hostages will be freed this weekend in return for Palestinian prisoners, as the new US president, Donald Trump, said he was not confident that the ceasefire deal that he personally insisted on would hold.

The next group of hostages due to be released is expected to include captured female Israeli soldiers, who will be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners serving more lengthy sentences who are being held in Israeli jails, some of whom will be deported to third countries.

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