Israeli authorities released an additional 200 Palestinians from imprisonment on Saturday, the second wave to be freed in exchange for Israeli hostages as part of a January ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas have returned safely to Israel after the militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City.

Four Army units will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the spring as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

The United States has been sharing secret intelligence on threats from the Islamic State with the new government in Syria, which is itself run by leaders of a militant group long considered by Washington to be a terrorist organization, according to multiple current and former U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges.

Afghan refugees are appealing to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs. An estimated 20,000 Afghans are currently waiting in Pakistan to be approved for resettlement in the U.S. via an American government program.

The statement comes after the Houthis have detained U.N. staffers, as well as individuals associated with the once-open U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and aid groups. It comes as the Houthis have been trying to deescalate their attacks on shipping and Israel after a ceasefire was reached in the Israel-Hamas war.

The Taliban is rejecting the International Criminal Court’s requested arrest warrants for their leaders for persecuting Afghan women and girls. Since they took back control of the country in 2021, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond sixth grade.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that the ceasefire “is based on the understanding that the withdrawal process could possibly continue beyond the 60 days” and that Lebanon hasn’t yet “fully enforced” the agreement.

The hostages are to be freed Saturday in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinians imprisoned or detained by Israel. The 33 to be released in the first phase will include women, children, sick people and those over 50 — almost all civilians, though the deal also commits Hamas to freeing all living female soldiers.

Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions haven’t changed.