Israel receives a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States after President Donald Trump lifted an export ban imposed by his predecessor Joe Biden.
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00:00Israel receives a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States after President
00:06Donald Trump lifted an export ban imposed by his predecessor, Joe Biden.
00:11The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000-pound bomb capable of penetrating thick concrete and
00:16metal, producing a large blast radius.
00:19The Biden administration refused to clear them for export to Israel due to concerns
00:24about the potential impact on densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip.
00:28Meantime, Hamas releases Israeli hostages Leir Horn, Segoui Dekel-Chen and Sasha Truvanov
00:34in Gaza on Saturday, February 15.
00:37In exchange, Israel frees 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, following the efforts
00:42of mediators to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire.
00:46The three Israelis are escorted onto a stage surrounded by armed Hamas militants in Khan
00:51Younis before being taken back into Israel by Israeli forces.
00:55Some of the Israeli hostages released since January 19 reported being deprived of food,
01:00confined in tunnels and subjected to abuse.
01:03Meantime, buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners depart Israel's Ofer Jail in the
01:08Israeli-occupied West Bank, with the first bus arriving in Ramallah.
01:12Some of the Palestinians were serving long sentences in attacks and suicide bombing that
01:17killed Israelis during the second Palestinian uprising, while others were jailed for killing
01:22Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.
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