All the 20 Israeli hostages who were in the custody of Hamas have been released, and returned to their homeland, reports quoting Israeli military say.
Hamas handed over the hostages they kidnapped in southern Israel during their deadly cross border attacks on 2023 October 7 to the Red Cross on Monday. They in turn released the hostages to the Israeli forces, which were escorted across the border by the Israeli military..
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.