Thirty Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons in the sixth release of its kind under the truce agreement with Hamas.
The Israeli Prison Service said, in a statement, they were released from prisons in Israel, the occupied West Bank, and Jerusalem.
On Wednesday, the Israeli army announced that Hamas handed over 10 Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, in addition to four Thai citizens, to the International Red Cross.
It's the sixth group of hostages to be released as part of the deal negotiated between Hamas and Israel last week.
It is not clear whether the ceasefire will be extended again, allowing for more exchanges.
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have continued to mediate negotiations with both sides, as Israel has said they will extend the pause in hostilities as long as Hamas keeps releasing hostages.
Three US-based academics have won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship.
India ordered the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats on Monday and withdrew its own envoy from Canada, in response to what it said was Ottawa's decision to name him and others as "persons of interest" in an investigation.
The European Union condemns all attacks against United Nations missions, the union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a response to targeting of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, by the Israeli military.
A man arrested at a security checkpoint near Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's California rally on Saturday faces gun charges after he was found in possession of loaded firearms, multiple passports and a fake license plate.
Fluctuating weather conditions have been forecast across the UAE from Tuesday, October 15, to Friday, October 18, due to a low-pressure system moving from the Arabian Sea toward Oman.
The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call on Monday from Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the President of the Philippines.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, toured GITEX GLOBAL on Monday at the Dubai World Trade Centre.