"3️⃣ *Hamas says it will release four women hostages in a second swap with Israel" – AFP News, January 21, 2025

3️⃣ *Hamas says it will release four women hostages in a second swap with Israel* under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza. 🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Hamas official Taher al-Nunu has told AFP that the *four Israeli hostages will be freed in return for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday*. US President Donald *Trump, who claimed credit for the hard-won ceasefire* agreement, said he *doubted the deal would hold* as he took office for a historic second term. *Desperately needed humanitarian aid has begun to flow into Gaza* as Palestinians displaced by the war headed back to devastated areas of the territory, hopeful the agreement would hold. *The ceasefire took effect on Sunday,* and saw Israel and Hamas conduct their first exchange of hostages for prisoners.

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