Israel and Hamas conducted a fifth exchange of prisoners and hostages Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza. Hamas released three civilian Israelis and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners. It was the fifth swap of hostages for prisoners since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19. Twenty-one hostages and more than 730 Palestinian prisoners have now been freed. The civilian hostages had been abducted during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that left about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, dead and sparked the war. The prisoners released by Israel on...
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