More hostages freed on 5th day of cease-fire in Israel-Hamas conflict

Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners on Tuesday on the fifth day of a pause in fighting in Gaza, a move that was welcomed by the United States and other Group of Seven industrialized nations seeking to prevent the conflict from escalating.Hamas released an additional 10 Israeli and two Thai hostages, according to the Israeli prime minister's office, bringing the total of freed hostages to 81 during the five-day cease-fire, which was extended for two days from Tuesday.In turn, Israel freed 30 Palestinian prisoners, according to the Qatari governmen…READ FULL ARTICLE