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An Israeli security source has said that 13 Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip had been handed over into Israeli custody.

The source told AFP: “The 13 Israeli hostages are now with the Israeli security services” after they were released on the first day of a four-day truce in the Gaza Strip.

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