Three more Israeli hostages were released Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli forces were withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor on Sunday, Israeli officials and Hamas said, part of Israel's commitments under a tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead but faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension.Israel agreed as part of the truce to remove its forces from the 4-mile Netzarim Corridor, a strip of land that bisects northern Gaza from the south that Israel used as a military zone during the war.
'The Israeli officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss troop movement with the media, did not disclose how many soldiers were withdrawing. Troops currently remain along Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt and a full withdrawal is expected to be negotiated in a later stage of the truce.During the first 42-day phase of the ceasefire, Hamas is gradually releasing 33 Israeli hostages captured during its Oct.
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