STORY: :: Excited crowds welcome Palestinian prisoners released by Israel
:: Khan Younis, Gaza
:: February 1, 2025
:: Ramallah, West Bank
People embraced and kissed the prisoners as they got off the bus one by one.
In the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza, Hamas released three Israeli hostages. Israel was expected to release 183 prisoners and detainees in return.