On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners ( apnews.com )
On the first day of a four-day Gaza cease-fire agreement, Hamas released 24 hostages abducted by militants from southern Israel seven weeks ago. In return, Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison on Friday.
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