A fragile cease-fire held in Gaza on Saturday as residents surveyed the human loss and material damage of nearly seven weeks of devastating war, and Palestinians and Israelis prepared for a second exchange of hostages and prisoners later in the day.
On the first day of the temporary cease-fire on Friday, Hamas released 24 of the roughly 240 hostages it took during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. Israel in turn freed 39 Palestinians from prison.
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