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  1. Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil wearing a cream headscarf and glasses at her family's apartment in Ramallah

  2. Emily (right) and her mother Mandy (left) sit with their arms around each other

  3. A pro-Palestinian woman wearing a headscarf shouts at a pro-Israeli man wearing a blue and white hat bearing the Israeli flag

  4. Debra Tice speaks in Damascus, Syria (18 January 2025)

  5. Eli Sharabi, pictured with his family, has been missing since he was captured 11 months ago

  6. Woman looking emotional as she embraces man in a hug

  7. A little boy, Amr al Hindi, in hospital, wrapped in a gown

  8. One of the three Israeli hostages released on Sunday in Gaza is handed over by Hamas fighters to a member of the Red Cross.

  9. Amr al Hindi, wrapped in a gown, crying and looking worried

  10. Displaced Palestinians start returning to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip (19 January 2025)

  11. Romi Gonen hugs her mother, Meirav, on a sofa after her release

  12. Two Palestinians with their backs to the camera hold black, white, green and red Palestinian flags while look down on Ofer prison, in the occupied West Bank, ahead of the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire deal (19 January 2025)

  13. Mandy and Emily Damari hug as they speak on a video call after her release

  14. Palestinians in Jabalia walk among debris as they return to their houses after the announcement of ceasefire and hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel

  15. The moment three Israeli freed hostages arrived back on Israeli soil

  16. Eitan Gonen, father of Romi Gonen, with hands on his face

  17. People in Gaza celebrate as a long-awaited temporarily ceasefire begins on Sunday

  18. Woman in Jerusalem wearing sunglasses

  19. Woman protesting against the government and showing support for the 7 October hostages holds up both hands, with the words "Stop the War" written on her palms, as demonstrators with banners stand in the background

  20. File photo showing a man hold up a poster calling for the release of the body of Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, which was being held by Hamas in Gaza, at a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel (4 November 2023)

  21. Netanyahu looks at the screen as he addresses the Israeli nation.

  22. File photos of Ali Razini (left) and Mohammad Moghisseh (right) sat in court

  23. Aid lorries in Gaza

  24. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (top row, 2nd right) speaks during an Israeli Security Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem (17 January 2025)