Palestinian Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostages before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025, as part of the fifth hostage-prisoner exchange of a fragile ceasefire. The swap comes after US President Donald Trump proposes clearing out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United States to take over the Palestinian territory--a plan that sparks global uproar and is rejected by Hamas. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto)

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