Gaza Strip: Palestinian prisoners released by Israel continue to arrive in Ramallah
Gaza Strip: Released Palestinian prisoners by Israel arrive in Ramallah, where their families are waiting for them
Almost a hundred Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived on Thursday afternoon on two buses in the West Bank town of Ramallah, where their families, medical teams, and also hundreds of people were waiting to welcome them with Palestinian flags and those of the Palestinian nationalist movement Fatah.
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More than 100 Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel after chaotic hostage release in Gaza
The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Among the 110 released prisoners, 66 were freed in the occupied West Bank, nine were released in the Gaza Strip and 14 went to their homes in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, according to Amin Shuman,
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
The hostages-for-prisoners exchange is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas.
On day one of the Gaza ceasefire, 3 Israeli hostages, 90 Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, freed, igniting hopes for peace.
The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,
Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
The Rafah crossing has been shuttered for over eight months but is opening again as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
The release in Khan Younis took place near the bombed ruins of assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s house. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.
Palestine strongly condemns Trump`s proposal to `clean out` Gaza, warning against mass displacement and reiterating their commitment to remaining in their homeland.
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