Middle East crisis live: Rafah crossing opens as Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages
Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon all released on Saturday
Here are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this morning’s hostage releases.
The Guardian’s Peter Beaumont is reporting on these latest hostage releases.
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Hamas expected to release more Israeli hostages
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Israel says Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages
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Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas
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