Morning brief: Hamas releases third group of hostages, 3 students of Palestinian descent shot in US & more

On the third day of an ongoing truce, Hamas released another group of hostages, including a four-year-old American girl, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. This marks the third set of release under the four-day truce initiated on Friday (Nov 24).

In a related news, three university students of Palestinian descent were injured after being shot in the US city of Burlington, Vermont on Saturday evening (Nov 25) in a suspected “hate-motivated crime”.

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On the third day of an ongoing truce, Hamas released another group of hostages, including a four-year-old American girl, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. This marks the third set of release under the four-day truce initiated on Friday (Nov 24).

Three university students of Palestinian descent were injured after being shot in the United States city of Burlington, Vermont on Saturday evening (Nov 25) in what the police suspect was a “hate-motivated crime”.

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