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The immediate focus, he notes, is on hostage returns and prisoner exchanges. Hamas reportedly plans to release approximately 20 hostages within 72 hours, with their exact timing dependent on logistical and security considerations. The grim reality is that some hostages, confirmed dead amidst the chaos of October 7th, are being located and identified, a process complicated by Hamas’s apparent chaos during their initial raid and their dispersal across Gaza.