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Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.

Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin

It came as tens of thousands of people gathered once again in central London to demand a permanent ceasefire.

Taher Herzallah, who came from Minneapolis, said he wanted people to know of those who’ve been killed, like a cousin’s young daughter: “Her favorite thing in the world was dolls and playing outside.”

Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners, six women and 33 children, from its jails under the Qatar-mediated truce.

Sources say that Hamas’ armed wing held back their hostages until Israel allowed aid trucks to enter northern Gaza

‘We don’t know how much time they will be able to hold on for,’ says relative of one elderly captive

Police issued warning over spreading of hate speech ahead of latest major demonstration in capital calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

The announcement of the deal between Israel and Hamas – and the subsequent release of some of those held captive in Gaza – has left those anxiously awaiting the return of their loved ones facing a swirl of emotions, writes Tom Bennett in Tel Aviv