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Prisoner Releases Divide Israeli Survivors and Families

In Israel, survivors and bereaved families wrestled with a ceasefire exchange that will free around 2,000 Palestinian detainees as Hamas begins releasing 48 Israeli hostages, about 20 believed alive. Tal Hartuv, scarred from a 2010 stabbing that killed her friend, found one of her attackers on the release list and feels both hopeful and betrayed. Some, like Yossi Zur, reluctantly accept; others, including Ron Kehrmann, warn it invites more attacks. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people on Oct. 7 and abducted 251; Israel’s offensive has killed over 67,000 in Gaza, Gaza’s Health Ministry says.

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