GAZA -- Hamas said on Wednesday that it had submitted a proposal to Israel, through mediators, for a comprehensive prisoner-for-hostage swap based on the principle of "all for all" as part of ongoing negotiations.

A senior Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the proposal calls for "the immediate release of all Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israel releasing all Palestinian prisoners in its custody." (Hamas-Israel-Swap)

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TEHRAN -- Iran unveiled new domestically-developed missiles, drones, artillery, and air defense systems on Wednesday, the official news agency IRNA reported.

The equipment was displayed during the second phase of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force's "Great Prophet 19" exercise in southwestern Iran, attended by the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Baqeri, IRNA said. (Iran-Homegrown Weapons-Display)

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CAIRO -- Since a Hamas-Israel ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, 680 Palestinian patients and 1,850 accompanying individuals from the Gaza Strip have crossed into Egypt via the Rafah crossing, Egypt's press center said on Wednesday.

The statement added that 7,000 trucks carrying over 130,000 tonnes of aid and 20,000 tents have reached Gaza through Egyptian crossings with Israel and Gaza. (Egypt-Gaza Patients-Humanitarian Aid)

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BEIRUT -- An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab killed one person on Wednesday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.

Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed said the deceased was a member of Hezbollah. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrike-Casualties) Enditem

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