Joy in Israel at hostage release but fears for those still held

The crowds in Tel Aviv’s „Hostage Square“ cheered and whooped with joy late Sunday at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned to Israel.There was elation among those who had waited for hours in the plaza in the centre of Israel’s commercial hub opposite Israeli military headquarters.The good news of the release of the three women was tempered by the knowledge that so many hostages still remained captives of Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip…
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