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Gaza ceasefire: Hostages, prisoners reunite with families

Beenish Javed
January 20, 2025

Three Israeli women were released from captivity in Gaza on Sunday, and Israel freed roughly 90 Palestinian prisoners hours later as the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas went into effect.

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