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Jerusalem has ordered their release held up "until the safe exit of our hostages during the next waves is guaranteed," according to the Prime Minister's Office.

By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Khan Younis (CNN) — Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time ...