Thousands of Palestinians gathered outside Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza to welcome detainees freed under the latest ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
Hundreds gathered outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday, awaiting the arrival of some 1,700 Palestinians who were arrested and detained by Israeli forces over the past two years
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About 1,700 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released as part of the deal, according to Al Jazeera. Families arrived in the early hours, creating emotional scenes as they awaited the return of relatives.
⭕️ BREAKING: Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails are released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Medical teams were stationed at the hospital to examine the detainees, who officials say endured years of harsh and degrading treatment in Israeli prisons.
This is the moment Palestinian detainees arrived in Khan Younis after being released from Israeli jails under the Hamas-Israel exchange deal.
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Many of them were ‘forcibly disappeared’ from Gaza during the war, according to the UN. pic.twitter.com/dbnMzFfHhI
Meanwhile, the Prisoners’ Media Office confirmed that 154 of the released Palestinians were transferred to Egypt to complete their release procedures under the “Free Flood 3” agreement.
The prisoner exchange is part of the ongoing truce that also saw 20 Israeli hostages freed from Gaza.
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