American girl, 4, among 17 hostages freed on third day of cease-fire
Third group of hostages set to be released as truce holds.
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- Seventeen hostages were released by Hamas today, including 4-year-old American Abigail Edan, according to a list from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners, all of whom were minors, according to a Qatari spokesman.
- Yesterday, 13 Israelis and four Thai citizens were released after an hourslong delay, bringing the total to 26 Israelis, of the 50 expected to be freed from Gaza. Thirty-nine Palestinian prisoners were released yesterday as part of the hostage-prisoner swap.