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The US president has proposed building houses and moving more than 1 million Palestinians to neighbouring countries.

It comes after Israeli lawmakers passed a law banning the UN refugee agency from the country.

Nine of its peacekeepers had been killed amid a surge in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels.

The soldiers, abducted on 7 October 2023, were seen waving and smiling before being transported to Israeli forces.

The four - all young female soldiers - are expected to be returned this weekend.

Troops will remain beyond the 60-day cut-off stipulated in the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.

The escalating cooperation comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang in June 2024.

Hamas has called for residents to "mobilise and escalate the clash with the occupation army at all points of contact" in response.

Analysis - Each of the three women were seen carrying a bag in footage released late Sunday by the Israel Defense Forces.

The deal will see the release of dozens of Israeli hostages in exchange for almost 2000 Palestinian prisoners and will allow for a significant uptick in aid.

"The nightmare of death and starvation is over," one displaced woman says, as the Red Cross retrieves hostages freed under the deal.

The ceasefire pauses a 15-month-old war which has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East.

Analysis - The ceasefire is very much not a permanent end to the war, nor does it guarantee freedom for many hostages, CNN's Mick Krever writes.

Israel's cabinet has approved a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says.