GAZA -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Saturday the completion of the second phase of a prisoner-hostage exchange between Hamas and Israel, implemented under the initial terms of a ceasefire agreement.

The second phase, including the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners and four Israeli hostages, was carried out after thorough coordination and review procedures conducted by the ICRC, a neutral intermediary that ensured the smooth and secure implementation of the exchange, it said. (Gaza-Ceasefire-2nd Phase)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 68 people were killed and 19 others injured in a shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on locations in El Fasher, western Sudan, a non-governmental group announced on Saturday.

"In a new massacre carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, 68 patients and their companions were killed and 19 others injured due to a missile attack on the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, North Darfur," the Sudanese Doctors Network said in a statement. (Sudan-RSF-Attack)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Saturday that Israel will not allow Palestinian residents to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip for the time being.

The statement noted that the ban will apply until the release of Israeli civilian Arbel Yehud, who was scheduled to be freed on Saturday but was not among the four Israelis released by Hamas, is arranged. (Israel-Palestinians-Return Home)

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DAMASCUS -- A wave of gunfire and rumors prompted a wide-scale security operation in Syria's coastal provinces, resulting in dozens of arrests, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday.

The incident began Friday night when gunmen allegedly fired shots across several towns and villages. (Syria-Raids-Arrest) Enditem

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