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The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.

Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the Israeli prison service has confirmed. The released prisoners, predominantly women and children, were greeted with hugs and cheers upon their return to the occupied West Bank.