Israeli forces have tightened the noose around Palestinian cities, most recently around Ramallah, the center of West Bank’s political and civic life.

Israeli officials have said it has begun withdrawing from the Netzarim corridor as it expands its West Bank offensive to Nur Shams.

Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that has paused the war in the