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Israel withdrew its forces from the Netsam corridor, a passage across the Gaza Strip that it had occupied.

Their departure is one of the terms of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Crowds gathered to cross the former buffer zone, which had cut off southern Gaza from urban areas in the north.

Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas has so far released 16 Israeli hostages in exchange for

566 Palestinians incarcerated by Israel. The group has also released five Thai hostages under a

separate deal. Donald Trump praised Elon Musk as the Department of Government Efficiency

continued to slash spending by federal agencies. The president told Fox News that he would

soon ask Mr. Musk, who leads Doge, to examine spending at the Education Department,

which the president has promised to shut down. Mr. Musk would move on to the armed forces.

On Saturday, a federal judge temporarily blocked Mr. Musk's team

from gaining access to sensitive treasury payment systems.

White House officials criticized the ruling.

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