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Adel Zaanoun with Marc Jourdier in Jerusalem

INSANE: Israel hamas guns silent as hostage release awaited | Vintage Vibes

Maayan Zin, whose eight- and 15-year-old daughters Ela and Dafna, are among the hostages, posted on X, formerly Twitter, that she had been informed their names were not on the list (Credit: AFP)

After 48 days of gunfire and bombardment that claimed thousands of lives, a four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war began on Friday with hostages set to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

The truce, from 7:00 am (0500 GMT), triggered a mass movement of thousands of Gazans who had sought refuge in schools and hospitals from relentless Israeli bombardment begun after unprecedented attacks on October 7 by Hamas militants.

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