Three Israelis and 369 Palestinians released after week of ceasefire tensions
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem, Julian Borger and Su from World news | The Guardian on (#6VA5B)
Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns turn to second phase of truce
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Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages from Gaza and Israel has released 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its custody, the sixth exchange in a fragile month-old ceasefire that almost collapsed earlier this week.
On Saturday morning, Hamas and its ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad deployed about 200 fighters to take part in a choreographed handover ceremony in a square in the southern town of Khan Younis.
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