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As Israel and Hamas implement the first phase of a Gaza peace plan, questions remain unanswered over what comes next.
Palestinians are celebrating as Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinians from prison in exchange for Hamas’ freeing of Israeli hostages.
Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its jails on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, prompting emotional scenes of families reunited with loved ones, some of whom had spent decades behind bars.
The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.
Palestinian peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss what's next for Gaza as Phase One of the Gaza peace deal takes effect.
Joyful scenes emerged across the Gaza Strip as buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners entered the war-torn territory.
Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.
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Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza after being released from Israeli prison as part of ceasefire
Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday. The bodies of the remaining 28 dead hostages are also expected to be handed over as part of the deal, although the exact
While major questions remain about the future of Hamas and Gaza, the exchange of hostages and prisoners raised hopes for ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and the militant group.
The festival is also bringing a collection of contemporary artworks inspired by the Palestinian artist Maroun Tomb to galleries in Brighton and Brookline.
Hamas has also been filmed carrying out public executions of men accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israeli forces