DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.