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News •

Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud the future of the Gaza ceasefire • Feb. 22, 2025, 9:53 AM ET (AP)
Who are the hostages released by Hamas? • Feb. 22, 2025, 8:57 AM ET (AP)
How many hostages are left in Gaza? • Feb. 22, 2025, 8:39 AM ET (AP)
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate • Feb. 21, 2025, 7:34 PM ET (AP)
Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday • Feb. 21, 2025, 6:21 PM ET (AP)

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Date 2023
Location Middle East
Participants Hamas • Israel

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Gaza Strip
Gaza's underground tunnels
Aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attack
Hostages taken on October 7, 2023
Israel's Iron Dome defense system
Israel-Hamas War
Rafah as refuge in the Israel-Hamas War
Optics in the hostage exchange
A more telling reality
Israel and the Axis of Resistance
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