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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the release of Palestinian prisoners would be delayed until the next hostage release was assured.
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Six Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Saturday during the final hostage-prisoner exchange of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has the latest.
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 Hamas freed two hostages and was set to release four more from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.
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"This is an unforgettable moment, where all emotions are rapidly mixing together," said the family of one of the released hostages.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the prisoners won't be freed until the next release of hostages is guaranteed.
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Six Israeli hostages — four taken on Oct. 7, 2023, and two captured years earlier — were released Saturday. Israel is expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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Israeli hostages Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen were kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and among six hostages released in the final exchange of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Ethiopian-Israeli Avera Mengistu and Israeli Bedouin Hisham al-Sayed were also freed after being held in Gaza for a decade.
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