Israel and Hamas embarked on a two-day extension Tuesday to a truce that has allowed Israeli hostages to be freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
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Hamas’s fighters are set to release a new wave of hostages today Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, officials said, offering hope to anguished families after seven weeks of war that have killed thousands of people.
Israeli ground troops are “currently in the depths” of Gaza City and are exerting “great pressure” on the ruling Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement there, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday evening.
Israel’s army says its troops have killed “dozens of terrorists” as its ground operation in the Gaza Strip continued overnight.
Israeli security forces and Palestinians clashed during a convergence of Islamic and Jewish holidays at a Jerusalem holy site.