Palestinian groups and Israel are carrying out a third hostage-prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel also cut contact with the UN's Palestinian refugee agency. DW has the latest.

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.

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