Israel accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it released, leading it to prevent thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north. Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Israel said another hostage, civilian Arbel Yehoud, was supposed to have been freed. in front of the four soldiers released on Saturday.
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Separately, a senior Hamas official said Palestinians would never accept US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the majority of Gaza's population should be resettled at least temporarily elsewhereeven in Egypt and Jordan.
The war broke out after Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people in the Oct. 7 attack, mostly civilians, and kidnapped about 250 people. Israel's retaliatory military operation has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and childrenaccording to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
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