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Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect

Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange as part of deal that includes a four-day truce in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Hamas frees 24 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of cease-fire swap

The freed hostages included 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, according to Qatar.

Chicago Sun-Times

Orphans, Mums And Kids: Israel Braces For Delicate Task Of Receiving Hostages

An army of Israeli medics, child protection experts and trauma specialists were bracing Friday to receive 13 women and children released from Gaza after weeks of Hamas captivity.

International Business Times

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Israel and Hamas have strong reasons not to extend Gaza ceasefire

Hamas risks losing leverage if all hostages are freed, and Benjamin Netanyahu promised a full victory

The Guardian - UK

Hostages Released by Hamas Are In Red Cross Custody In Egypt

13 Israelis who had been held in the Gaza strip were freed as part of a cease fire

Latin Times

Hamas releases 24 captives amid Israel truce: Here’s what’s to know

The 24 freed include 13 Israelis, 10 Thai nationals and one Filipino, who were released via the Egypt border.

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s el-Sisi says future Palestinian state could be ‘demilitarised’

El-Sisi spoke after a meeting with the Spanish and Belgian PMs as they try to shore up support for a peace conference.

Al Jazeera

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Amid Gaza war, activists in Argentina aim to expel Israeli water company

Protesters have denounced state-owned Israeli company Mekorot for its human rights record as it expands in Argentina.

Al Jazeera

Labour loses local London by-election as grassroots anger at Gaza ceasefire continues

Winning candidate stood as independent after quitting Sir Keir Starmer's party last month

Evening Standard

UN agencies hope truce will allow aid into northern Gaza

While welcoming pause in hostilities and entry of supplies, UN health agency chief says ‘much more is needed’.

Al Jazeera

Activists stage sit-in at Glasgow art gallery with call for permanent Gaza ceasefire

ACTIVISTS have staged a protest at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMa) in Glasgow calling for a “permanent ceasefire” in Palestine between Israel…

The National (Scotland)

Pakistan seeks BRICS membership, despite India roadblock

The grouping, which criticised Israel for the Gaza war this week, is increasingly seen as a leader of the Global South.

Al Jazeera

'No More Life There': Gaza Refugees Start Anew In Bosnia

More than three decades after Palestinian Samir El-Barawy and his new Bosnian bride fled to Gaza to escape bloody fighting in Yugoslavia, the couple has been forced out again by war.

International Business Times

Bathing in the ocean and collecting the dead: How Palestinians are spending the first day of ceasefire in Gaza

Sara, 21, says she knows the ceasefire won’t bring back the loved ones that have been killed – but she hopes that this truce can be extended

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The Independent UK

Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will bring relief to dozens whose relatives are being held captive

The Independent UK

Palestinians in Gaza seeking refuge from war find their world is shrinking. They say nowhere is safe

Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with no exits

The Independent UK

Gaza shrinks for Palestinians seeking refuge. 4 stories offer a glimpse into a diminished world

Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with no exits

Evening Standard

Israel-Hamas war latest: Hostages released by Hamas named as Israel returns Palestinians to West Bank

13 Israeli citizens, 10 Thais and one citizen of the Philippines released, according to Qatar

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Hamas must release all the hostages

The Gaza truce is fragile and strictly time-limited but it is, for now, holding. Fighting ceased at 7am local time and is set to last four days. In that period, Hamas has agreed to free at least 50 of the hostages it seized during the attack on October 7. Israel,…

The Independent UK

Watch live view of Israel’s Ofer prison as hostages set for release in four-day Gaza ceasefire

Watch a live view of Israel’s Ofer prison from where Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal on Friday (24 November).

The Guardian - UK

Gaza diary, part 27: ‘I really hope a ceasefire will be the first step towards the end of this nightmare’

Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, comforts a friend scared for his pregnant wife and is shocked by the profiteering on the streets

Evening Standard

Let them all come home: Britain's plea on hostages held by Hamas as truce begins

Britain appealed on Friday for the release of every hostage taken by Hamas from southern Israel as a four-day ceasefire took hold, offering some respite from seven weeks of bloody war in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Four-day ceasefire begins but IDF says ‘war is not over yet’

Mediator Qatar says operations room in Doha will monitor the truce. Plus: the upward trajectory of the far right in Europe

Al Jazeera

‘The war is not over’: Israel blocks Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza

With hostilities paused by the truce, displaced Palestinians are attempting to return to their homes across the enclave.

International Business Times

Gazans Fill Streets Heading Home As Truce Begins

With children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs thousands of displaced Gazans headed home Friday as a four-day Israel-Hamas truce began.

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