Three Israelis and 369 Palestinians released after week of ceasefire tensions
Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns turn to second phase of truce• Middle East crisis – live updatesHamas 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. Continue reading...

Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns turn to second phase of truce
• Middle East crisis – live updates
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. Continue reading...