It is the final release of hostages and prisoners in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which began last month.

Released Palestinian prisoners were met with cheers in the occupied West Bank, marking the final exchange of the first phase of a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas. Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons also arrived in Gaza’s Khan Younis days after Israel had originally refused to release them.

With Ramadan set to begin at sundown on Friday, Hamas is aiming to spark a wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount. On Thursday, Harun Nasser al-Din, the head of Hamas’s Jerusalem Office,

Crowds gathered in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as Palestinian detainees released from Israeli jails arrived. Israel had delayed the release of the detainees over the weekend, citing Hamas’ hostage handover ceremonies,

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Jerusalem will demand the complete disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups, the Israeli foreign minister stressed.

Hamas described Israel’s actions as “a serious violation of international law and a blatant war crime committed in full view of the world.”

Israeli hostages Averu Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. TEL AVIV — Israel released two Israeli hostages early Saturday among six to be freed in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.

Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails arrive at the European hospital in Gaza as Israel releases the remaining 642 Palestinian detainees scheduled to be freed in the first phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold consultations on the continuation of the hostage deal with Hamas following the completion of Phase 1. The discussions slated for Thursday will center on whether Jerusalem will send a delegation for the next stage of negotiations,

Hamas says it won’t rejoin talks until Israel releases 620 Palestinians, as the Gaza ceasefire hangs by a thread.