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Israel expects to recover tomorrow the first hostages being freed from the Gaza Strip by Hamas under a foreign-mediated deal, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Army Radio.

He declined to confirm a report that the process would begin at 5am, Reuters reports.

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