More Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed

An Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza was poised to stretch into a fifth day on Tuesday amid expectations the Islamist group will free more of the hostages it seized on Oct. 7 in return for greater aid flows and Israel’s release of imprisoned Palestinians.
After releasing 11 Israelis from the coastal Mediterranean strip on Monday, Hamas has freed 69 of the about 240 hostages it took during an incursion into southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people, according to Israeli figures.
Hamas-affiliated media reported early on Tuesday that Israel freed 30 Palestinian children and three women, in the truce’s fourth swap.
Waving Palestinian, Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags, dozens of Palestinians gathered outside Israel’s Ofer prison near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to await the release of additional Palestinians. Palestinians reported that the Israeli army had fired tear gas at the crowd.