A man convicted over his role in a deadly 2002 bombing was released in one of the recent cease-fire exchanges, which have created intense, conflicting emotions for Israelis and Palestinians.

The Israeli regime freed a number of Palestinian prisoners after the Hamas resistance movement handed over the bodies of four Zionist captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday pushed Israel over its operation in the West Bank and the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at a meeting with the country’s foreign minister in Brussels. “We are closely watching developments, and cannot hide our concern when it comes to the West Bank,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future.

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