Hamas released four more hostages on Saturday, Jan. 25, and one of them is a friend of Lauren Robbins, a student at the University of Florida. “I’m so glad you’re okay and home,” shared UF student, Lauren Robbins.

Under the deal that paused the 15-month war, Israel would release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in exchange for the four Israeli women, including 120 combatants serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks.

Clearly, the entire world recognizes that this was the Trump effect,” said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who will serve as Trump’s principal adviser on all national security issues.

The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department over discrimination allegations.

State university officials began the effort in response to social media outrage over test questions about terrorism. The effort has infuriated professors.

The deal brokered by Qatar and the United States as of Thursday morning has not been approved by the Israeli Cabinet amid what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas.

A Florida hotel owner reached an agreement with the DOJ, which accused the hotel of discrimination after it canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group.

The possible return of Sagui Dekel-Chen comes as Israelis and Palestinians across Tampa Bay react to the hostage-prisoner exchange.

A Florida Congressman who is set to be the next National Security Adviser to President-elect Donald Trump is still bullish on a ceasefire deal with Hamas that Israel’s government may not approve.

Trump, a staunch supporter of Israel, also announced Saturday that he had directed the U.S. to release a supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. Former President Joe Biden had imposed a hold due to concerns about their effects on Gaza’s civilian population.

President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday.

After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas entered a fragile ceasefire deal Jan. 15, producing feelings of hope, joy and uncertainty on UF’s campus.