Palestinian families waited anxiously for hours for Israeli authorities to free 90 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons after Hamas released three Israeli captives held in Gaza on the first day of a ceasefire deal.
Alarabiya:
Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick crowd when they at last arrived in the West Bank at 2 am Monday.
After the doors opened, women hugged their relatives and cried tears of joy while throngs of people chanted, waved flags and climbed atop the vehicles. Others lit fireworks in the normally quiet suburb of Beitunia.
Palestinians in Gaza are returning to their homes and awaiting the delivery of much-needed food and medical assistance after Israeli forces finally ended their 15-month-long bombardment of the besieged enclave.
The first of a promised 600 aid trucks that will enter Gaza each day has arrived, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 46,913 Palestinians and wounded 110,750 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.
Source: Agencies
