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Hamas says four women soldiers to be freed in next swap with Israel

Four more hostages are due to be released on Saturday as part of the second exchange of the Gaza ceasefire deal

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'My soul is there': freed Israeli hostage dreads for partner still in Gaza

Ilana Gritzewsky says her road to recovery after captivity cannot be complete without her partner back from Gaza

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Analysis

Trump's foreign policy picks trouble Turkey, but Erdogan ties may prevail

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) of Turkey outside the West Wing of the White House May 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted President ErdoganÊwith an Oval Office meeting and a working luncheon. Both leaders are expected to give a joint statement. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas' Deif

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Anger, despair as Israelis bury hostages who died in captivity

Ruti and Keren Munder mourn husband and father Avraham Munder who was taken hostage by Palestinian militants during their October 7 attack on Israel

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Hamas armed wing releases video of Gaza hostage

The hostage's mother, Einav Zangauker, has been one of the leading voices in Israel for a negotiated hostage release deal that would end the Gaza war.

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Hostages freed in Gaza truce pine for those left behind

Israeli former hostage Aviva Siegel poses with a T-shirt showing her husband Keith Siegel, who is still held by Hamas

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Israel says bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza tunnel

Yoram Metzger, Avraham Munder, Yagev Buchshtab, Nadav Popplewell, Alexander Dancyg, and Chaim Perry (clockwork from top L)

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From UK to Jordan: Delegations pour into Damascus, meet Syria's al-Sharaa

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with visiting Druze officials from Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party, in Damascus, on Dec. 22, 2024.

Israelis mark October 7 attack with candles

Fighting in the nearby Gaza Strip was audible in kibbutz Reim, where Israelis had gathered to mark one year since the Hamas attack of October 7

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