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The families of the soldiers held hostage by Jihadi groups in Lebanon are planning a nationwide protest to draw the government’s attention to its failure to free their relatives.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss a possible truce and hostage release deal between the group and Israel.
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The ICRC said it had begun a multi-day operation to facilitate the swap of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails for Israeli hostages held by Hamas and other groups in Gaza.
Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said the pause 'will begin at 7:00am (05:00 GMT) on Friday… and the first batch of civilian hostages will be handed over at approximately 4:00pm (14:00 GMT) on the same day'.
After weeks of negotiations mediated by Qatar, Hamas and Israel have agreed to a temporary truce based on a mutual hostage exchange.
Hamas has held over 200 people, mostly Israelis, since October 7 while the Palestinian group is seeking the release of 275 Palestinian women and children by Israel.
With more than 100 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, the families of the captives say they've run out of hope in official channels.
“When I left prison, I left a part of me behind, with my cell mates, and today I am reliving those moments", a former Palestinian woman prisoner said.
Israel's supreme court has ruled that the body of Palestinian novelist Walid Daqqa can lawfully be held as a bargaining chip by the government.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged for the immediate release of two of their staff members who have been detained in Sanaa since last year.