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Gaza ceasefire faces hurdle but not collapsing yet, say analysts

Dana Shem Tov (C) the sister of Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov reacts as she watches with others his televised release by Hamas militants at the family home in Tel Aviv on February 22, 2025. [AFP]

Gaza's fragile five-week truce faces a major hurdle with Israel's refusal to release Palestinian prisoners, but analysts say the ceasefire is likely to hold as Washington pushes for its extension.

"It's actually the most complicated crisis since the beginning of the ceasefire," Palestinian affairs expert Michael Milshtein of Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center told AFP.

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