Hamas releases three Israeli men in latest hostage swap

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Hamas released three Israeli men from captivity in Gaza on Saturday ahead of an expected swap for Palestinian prisoners later in the day as the increasingly fragile ceasefire held into its third week.

The men were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in an elaborately staged ceremony in Deir al-Balah, a relatively undamaged section of the Gaza…