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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

Three Israelis released by Hamas in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal – along with five Thai hostages - It is the third exchange ...

Three Israelis, five foreign nationals freed in Gaza as hostage releases begin - It is the third exchange of Israeli hostages ...

Hamas is set to free two more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 ...

The historic return of Palestinians, after 15 months of Israeli devastation, marks the triumph of the human spirit over organised oppression ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would revoke the visas of foreign students and others ...