Under the terms of the ceasefire, which began on Jan. 21, Israel is to release more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in return for the three hostages.
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Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Which senator, a polio survivor, was the lone Republican to vote against his confirmation?
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As part of a prisoner exchange, Russia released Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained since 2021.
Cut to the two men brawling in the bowels of a derelict ship in the Miami port, where Spencer has imprisoned and ultimately attempts to drown his son to evade capture.
The whistleblower alleges that Patel violated firmly entrenched protocols to keep such operations under wraps until the captives are safely in U.S. hands and their families have been notified.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
Three other captives are also set be released Saturday, and many in Israel are hopeful that Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage still in captivity in the Gaza Strip, will be among those released.
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