Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.

Those released during exchange for hostages include 121 serving life sentences for terror attacks that killed dozens; 70 of the released are exiled to Egypt The post Crowds in Ramallah celebrate as Israel frees 200 Palestinian prisoners appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Palestinians, released from Israeli jails as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, arrived in Gaza's Khan Younis on Saturday. International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles stopped outside the European Hospital,

Hamas released four female Israeli hostages on Saturday, in a second round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas which also saw around 200 Palestinian prisoners released from detention.

The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.

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Israel's prison service confirmed on Saturday that it had released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, which earlier saw Hamas free four Israeli hostages. "After the conclusion of the necessary activities in the prisons and the approval of political authorities,

"I left hell, and now I'm in heaven," said Abdelaziz Atawneh as he emerged from Israel's Ofer prison, just outside the West Bank city of Ramallah. The freed detainees were greeted by fireworks ...

The occupied West Bank city of Ramallah erupted in joy on Saturday afternoon as Palestinians welcomed 114 prisoners, including many serving life sentences, who were released from Israeli prison as part of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.

Palestinian militants and Israel carried out a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire deal, but a last-minute dispute blocked the

As Palestinian prisoners poured off coaches, the air was punched and cheers rang out. Many seemed exhausted and haggard after long years in prison.