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,
Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".
Hamas has released three Israeli and five Thai captives in Gaza and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process after crowds swarmed one of the captive handover points.
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah celebrated the arrival of buses carrying dozens of prisoners released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Israel said it released a total of 200 prisoners after Hamas freed four young, female Israeli soldiers.
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 has released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel. The prisoners were freed from Israel’s Ofer prison, just outside the West Bank city of Ramallah ...
Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza yesterday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points.
Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas have returned to Israel after militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City.
Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Hamas released four Israeli female soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City, parading them publicly before their transfer, as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Hamas militants have handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd.