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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

One of the Palestinian prisoners released under the prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas gestures as he and others disembark from their bus upon arrival at Ramallah Cultural Centre in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on October 13, 2025, coming from Ofer military prison in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territories. The initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal includes the release of 47 Israeli hostages, living and deceased, taken on October 7, 2023, in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans held by Israel since the outbreak of the war. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

One of the Palestinian prisoners released under the prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas gestures as he and others disembark from their bus upon arrival at Ramallah Cultural Centre in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on October 13, 2025, coming from Ofer military prison in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territories. The initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal includes the release of 47 Israeli hostages, living and deceased, taken on October 7, 2023, in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans held by Israel since the outbreak of the war. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

A Palestinian prisoner released under the Israel-Hamas swap reunites with family at Ramallah Cultural Centre in the occupied West Bank on October 13, 2025, after being held at Ofer military prison. The deal includes 47 Israeli hostages exchanged for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 Gazans. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon (middle), Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law, Naama Hubara (left), and Noa Hubara (right) in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law shows a tattoo she got after October 7 in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law sits on her bed in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

A T-shirt in Sharon Kalderon's apartment, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law, with his photo printed on it in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law sits on the balcony of an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law sits on the balcony of an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law wears a T-shirt with his photo printed on it in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Tel Aviv Survivor Hamas Attack

Sharon Kalderon, Ofer Kalderon’s sister-in-law holds out a T-shirt of Hostages and Missing Families Forum in an apartment provided by the state of Israel in the kibbutzim in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 11, 2024. Ofer Kalderon, who was captured and taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas, was released after 484 days of captivity on February 1, 2025, following an agreement with Israel. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

Palestinian prisoners released from the Ofer military prison are greeted upon arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 25, 2025. The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

Palestinian prisoners released from the Ofer military prison are greeted upon arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 25, 2025. The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

Palestinian prisoners released from the Ofer military prison are greeted upon arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 25, 2025. The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

Israeli troops gather with their vehicles inside the Ofer military prison complex, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank, on January 25, 2025. Israel is set to free 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four Israeli women hostages in a swap on January 25, as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

Israeli troops gather with their vehicles inside the Ofer military prison complex, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank, on January 25, 2025. Israel is set to free 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four Israeli women hostages in a swap on January 25, as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

People watch from a hilltop as Israeli troops gather with their vehicles inside the Ofer military prison complex, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank, on January 25, 2025. Israel is set to free 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four Israeli women hostages in a swap on January 25, as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Second Batch Of Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In Ramallah

People watch from a hilltop as Israeli troops gather with their vehicles inside the Ofer military prison complex, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the occupied West Bank, on January 25, 2025. Israel is set to free 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four Israeli women hostages in a swap on January 25, as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian Photo by Mohammad Nazal/Middle East Images/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

A woman hugs a released Palestinian prisoner in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

A woman hugs a released Palestinian prisoner in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

People gather around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

A woman hugs a released Palestinian prisoner in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

People gather around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

People gather around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Released Palestinian Prisoners - West Bank

A man hugs a released Palestinian prisoner in the town of Beitunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 19, 2025. Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank, early on Monday, just hours after three Israeli hostages returned to Israel following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says 90 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. The Israel Prison Service said on Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners had been released as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says 90 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. The Israel Prison Service said on Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners had been released as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Says 90 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. The Israel Prison Service said on Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners had been released as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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Israel Says 90 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. The Israel Prison Service said on Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners had been released as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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Ceasefire And Hostage Deal Protest - Tel Aviv

The brother of an Israeli hostage, Ofer Kalderon, makes a speech among families of hostages during an anti-government protest where demonstrators called for a ceasefire and a hostage swap deal on January 11, 2025, outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

A member of Israeli security forces works at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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30 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on 5th day of truce

STORY: 30 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on 5th day of truce SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bus carrying Palestinian prisoners STORYLINE: A bus carrying 30 Palestinian prisoners departed on Tuesday evening from the Israeli Ofer prison, which is located near the West Bank city of Ramallah, said a Xinhua reporter on-site. The Israel Prison Service confirmed that 30 Palestinians, including 15 women and 15 minors, were released from Israeli jails in the fifth swap under a truce deal between Israel and Hamas. Earlier on Tuesday, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over the fifth batch of hostages to the International Red Cross. The Israeli government also confirmed it had received 12 hostages, including 10 Israelis and two Thai nationals, released from the Gaza Strip. The humanitarian four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, supposed to expire on Tuesday morning,

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231125) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian prisoner (L) returns to Jerusalem after being released from the Israeli Ofer prison, Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying about 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from the Israeli Ofer prison, which is located near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Xinhua correspondent on-site confirmed. The 39 Palestinians, including 24 women and 15 minors, were released as part of a Qatar-mediated truce deal between Israel and Hamas, local media reported, referring to the first temporary humanitarian truce between the two warring parties in the Gaza Strip, which entered into force at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231125) -- JERUSALEM, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian prisoner (L) returns to Jerusalem after being released from the Israeli Ofer prison, Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying about 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from the Israeli Ofer prison, which is located near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Xinhua correspondent on-site confirmed. The 39 Palestinians, including 24 women and 15 minors, were released as part of a Qatar-mediated truce deal between Israel and Hamas, local media reported, referring to the first temporary humanitarian truce between the two warring parties in the Gaza Strip, which entered into force at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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1st batch of Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza truce begins

STORY: 1st batch of Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza truce begins SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Ramallah/Tel Aviv/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians celebrating 2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter, Ramallah 3. various of the bus carrying Palestinian prisoners 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent, Tel Aviv 5. various of the release of Israeli hostages 6. STANDUP 3 (English): LENG RUIJIE, Xinhua correspondent, Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter, Ramallah "Palestinian prisoners celebrate their freedom in the West Bank as the Israeli authorities released them hours ago (Friday). All 39 women and children were freed from Ofer prison in Betunia near Ramallah city, under very restricted security measures. Many freed prisoners spoke about the harsh conditions Palestinians are enduring inside Israeli military jails, as many have serious

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MIDEAST-RAMALLAH-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- RAMALLAH, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross prepares to transport released Palestinian prisoners near Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Ofer prison. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-RAMALLAH-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- RAMALLAH, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross prepares to transport released Palestinian prisoners near Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Ofer prison. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-RAMALLAH-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- RAMALLAH, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross prepares to transport released Palestinian prisoners near Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Ofer prison. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate the release of Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather around a bus carrying released Palestinian prisoners in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wave to released Palestinian prisoners on a bus in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Released Palestinian prisoners are seen on a bus in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Released Palestinian prisoners are seen on a bus in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-BEITUNIA-PALESTINIAN PRISONERS-RELEASE

(231124) -- BEITUNIA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Released Palestinian prisoners are seen on a bus in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Nov. 24, 2023. Buses carrying 39 Palestinian prisoners departed on Friday night from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH CROSSING-HOSTAGES-RELEASE

(231124) -- GAZA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Journalists work near the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 24, 2023. Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency has received the first group of 13 hostages released from the Gaza Strip on Friday, local media reported. Meanwhile, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on the social media platform X that an additional 10 Thai and one Filipino citizens were also released by Hamas on Friday. On Friday night, buses carrying about 39 Palestinian prisoners departed from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Xinhua correspondent on-site confirmed. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH CROSSING-HOSTAGES-RELEASE

(231124) -- GAZA, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross transport released hostages toward the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 24, 2023. Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency has received the first group of 13 hostages released from the Gaza Strip on Friday, local media reported. Meanwhile, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on the social media platform X that an additional 10 Thai and one Filipino citizens were also released by Hamas on Friday. On Friday night, buses carrying about 39 Palestinian prisoners departed from Israel's Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Xinhua correspondent on-site confirmed. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)