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Shuttered shops line the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah during a strike in solidarity with Gaza amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met. IMAGES
A Red Cross bus transporting released Palestinian prisoners arrives in the Israeli occupied West Bank, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal due to expire within hours. IMAGES
Israeli army vehicles fire tear gas they enter the occupied West Bank city of Beitunia, near the Ofer prison, ahead of the planned release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas hostages. IMAGES
Palestinians celebrate the arrival of released prisoners in the occupied West Bank aboard a Red Cross bus, as part of a Hamas-Israel hostage exchange deal. Twelve more hostages were freed from Gaza captivity in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under an extended truce, as mediators worked for a lasting halt to the seven-week Israel-Hamas war. IMAGES
A bus transporting Palestinian prisoners freshly released from Israeli prisons in a Hamas-Israel hostage deal, arrive in the occupied West Bank town of Beitunia. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).