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Wednesday saw the Islamist militant group Hamas handover 16 hostages while Israel released another 30 Palestinian prisoners, in the sixth exchange under the temporary truce.
Qatar, which mediated the current truce between Israel and Hamas, said that of the 10 Israelis released, three held German nationality.
Since the pause in fighting began last Friday, Hamas has released 97 hostages, mostly Israeli nationals, while Israel has freed 210 Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel to push for further extensions of the truce.
Qatar has been trying in its capacity as mediator to secure another extension to the truce that began last Friday.
Fighting began following the October 7 attacks by Hamas, which the EU, US, Germany and other countries classify as a terrorist organization.
kb/jsi (AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa)
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