International
Under the fragile calm of the Gaza ceasefire, a high-stakes prisoner swap unfolded on Saturday, 25 January, exchanging four Israeli female soldiers for 200 Palestinian prisoners. The deal marks the second phase of a truce that began on 19 January 2025, after 15 months of devastating conflict between Israel and Gaza's Palestinian factions. The soldiers—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag, aged 19 and 20—had been held captive by Palestinian groups since the start of the war on…
