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Gaza ceasefire: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners

Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas releases three captives
MENA
18 min read
Aid has begun entering the Gaza Strip after the Hamas-Israel ceasefire came into effect, while Hamas and Israel began freeing captives and prisoners.

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The Israeli prison service said early Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Gaza ceasefire and swap deal between Israel and Hamas.

This comes after Hamas handed over three Israeli women captives to the Red Cross Sunday morning, as part of the first phase of the deal.

Meanwhile, trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday when the ceasefire went into effect, the United Nations said.

"First trucks of supplies started entering" minutes after the ceasefire took effect on Sunday morning, UN aid official Jonathan Whittall, interim chief of the UN's OCHA aid agency for the Palestinian territories, said on X.