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Hamas and Israel carry out fifth prisoner swap under Gaza ceasefire deal

A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted by loved ones after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a captive-prisoner swap under a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in the West Bank's Ramallah, on February 8, 2025 [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]

Israel and Hamas have carried out a prisoner swap, the latest exchange under the deal to secure a ceasefire in the war in Gaza.

Hamas released three Israeli captives on Saturday morning, while Israel’s prison service confirmed it released 183 Palestinians, saying in a statement that they “were transferred from several prisons across the country” before being taken to the occupied West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem and Gaza.

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