2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis by Eyal Warshavsky / SOPA Images
Hamas released 17 more hostages on Sunday, including one American Avigail Idan, who turned 4 on Friday and said it would seek to extend a temporary cease-fire with Israel after the current four-day pause is over. Under the deal reached last week, the cease-fire began on Friday and is slated to continue into Monday. It is the longest breaking fighting in Gaza since Oct. 7, when gunmen from Hamas and other militant groups launched a deadly attack on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials. Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza in return for 150 Palestinian women and children to be freed from Israeli jails during a four-day ceasefire.
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