it comes after the earlier release of three israeli the three will now be transferred to an israeli hello. agreement reached between israel and hamas. on friday and shortly after 8.30 local time

central gaza strip. a few minutes later he was followed by yarden bibas — the father of two infant children believed to have died — along with their mother — during their captivity in gaza. to the israel defense forces. in a separate ceremony in gaza city. the 65—year—old was kidnapped with his wife aviva siegel in the october seventh hamas attacks. a temporary truce deal in november 2023.

this was the scene a short while ago as a bus containing 25 prisoners was greeted in ramallah. the other group of prisoners will be heading back to gaza. middle east editor, sebastian usher. is welcome news for families in israel and the palestinian territories. yes, there were _ from government and the !sraeli devernment and the ~ , ~ the way israeli public at the way the handover was handled last thursday. when large number thursday. when a large number of people, a large crowd gathered around the house that gathered around the house'thet as gathered ardund the hduse'that as they were many is as they were released. many israelis watch and felt that

the physical well—being of those being released was if”: it jiopardy. jeopardy/7.7}; "13 inputting jeopardy. a strongly complaint was to worded complaint was made to hamas. what we saw today, was a much more orderly handover, not in any 7 in any way. in any way: no in any way. no sense of chaotic in any way. no sense of the hostages safety the hastages p’hyeical'safety being put at risk in any was being put at risk in any way. but also sending the message once again from hamas and the other armed faction in message once again from hamas and i that :her armed faction in message once again from hamas and i that they|rmed faction in message once again from hamas and i that they are 5d faction in message once again from hamas and i that they are still ction in message once again from hamas and i that they are still there n gaza that they are still there and that they can organise themselves they can still themselves and they can still stage a big event like this. we saw the similar to saw the choreography similar to what we have seen before in of the other hostage some of the other hostage handovers where the red cross representatives come up onto a representatives came up ante a and a paper stage and sign a paper essentially allowing of those hosta es with release of those hostages with

a representative masked a hamas representative masked and then that is stamped and hostages emerged from a vehicle appear ... if, . ::e :f .f appear in. if, . ::e :f .f appear in front hamas and appear in front of hamas fighters around there and the were athered and the crowds were gathered and they are then taken by the red cross �* into where they are over into israel where they are greeted by the israeli army. we seen pictures of 7 seen pictures of these have seen pictures of these hostages since then with the array! and then. tehen te * a...” w” .. a", in the ermgehd then. tehen te" * " "f ' a, ' in israelfor hospitals in israel for treatment, obviously, physical and, then they are end meetett theathegr ere” with and mehtett theh'they ere"”' with �*families. united with their families. images have been released. in the occupied west bank, we have seen some of the buses emerged from the prisons where these and 80 three hundred and 80 three prisoners have been hell. have have been hell. we have seen some of the seme af thaseeceheetlhe , e , , . .a... , of seme at these eceeeetlhe” ”a he. . ,, of those seree ef these eceeeetlhe” ”a he. . ,, of those prisoners families of those prisoners have waiting to greet have been waiting to greet them. relatively subdued.

israel has demanded that no scenes ofjubilation are huge scenes ofjubilation are we have seen elderly allowed. we have seen elderly prisoners, one with practice, being held up on the shoulders eeiha hete! ee eh the =he51de= those greeting heiha hete! ee eh the =he51de= those greeting him. all of of those greeting him. all of that has gone relatively smoothly. we have also seen the opening to a limited degree of crossin- in gaza. oes crossin- in gaza. oes down - in gaza. ones down to in gaza. noes down to enypt. . noes down to enypt. this first in a very long is first time in a very long time. months. is to el h medical palestinians h medical heln , tinians w ”are; children, to 7 children, to cross gincluding children, to cross border. what i'm is iii? eefeee hfiét lfi heetieg ii that the fififfiéi efiét lfi heating it that has the fififfiéi efiét ifi heating i5. that has begun the heteei elhat ifi heetieg ie that has begun to that that has begun to haaaeh. . momentum towards that. �*stage along this �*stage along this another stage along this difficult and complex route another stage along this difficult and complex route that has been laid out in the that has been laid out in the ceasefire deal towards a more momentum - that. ceasefire deal towards a more permanent ceasefire. moving permanent ceasefire. moving momentum that. fin momentum towards that. fin

permanent ceasefire. moving permanent ceasefire. moving momentum towards that. on that noint momentum towards that. on that point about _ momentum towards that. on that point about the _ momentum towards that. on that point about the rafah _ momentum towards that. on that point about the rafah crossing . point about the rafah crossing being opens seven palestinian patients, the health ministry in gaza, their hamas health ministry, say that 50 patients have now left the rafah going to egypt. those figures were being watched. we are getting confirmation from the hemis macro when health ministry. you're watching the progress of this ceasefire. each step built confidence. they have been real confidence. they have been real confidence about whether the ceasefire extent. with the

confidence about whether the ceasefi force tent. with the confidence about whether the ceasefi force of1t. with the confidence about whether the ceasefi force of the iiith the confidence about whether the ceasefi force of the new :he confidence about whether the ceasefi force of the new trump driving force of the new trump administration, this is the fourth exchange in two weeks. feat“ ewhaflee ih to ee'" ~ ,,, ~~~ , , are going to feat“ ewhaflee ih to ee'" —— ——— ———— , , are going to into new we are going to move into new territory and of days negotiations which when the negotiations which are scheduled for 16th day, schedated farthe 16th day. is many would be schedated farthe 16th day. a ; many would be schedated farthe 16th day. a; me began, d be since a ceasefire began, will begin mediators and the us, e- nt the reedieters ehd the as target —— , ,, ,, qatar the rt'tedietere ehd the lis eet'et ~ , ~ ~ qatar israel. the reediaters ehd the us eet'et ,, , ,, ,. qatar israel. the and qatar with israel. the parties are not talking to each other directly. what happens after the 33 hostages dead or alive, are going to be aliv;e;.;a;e going to be the aliv;e;.;age going to be the palestinian released, and the palestinian prisoners were released in released, and the palestinian prisoners i the released in released, and the palestinian prisoners i the nextised in released, and the palestinian prisoners i the next phase exchange. the heat eheee it: , that exchange. the neat eheee it: , that many exchange. the next eheee is. , that many people were when that'many'peeete'were this are aware watching this are very aware of by now, that all the remaining

hostages that still in by now, that all the remaining hosta alive at still in by now, that all the remaining hosta alive at dead, ll in be gaza, alive or dead, will be of them we released. most of them we believe our israeli men of ese ae. that is wh their military age. that is why their release has been held back into the second phase. large the secend phase.t’arge nan-leer palestinian prisoners again of palestinian prisoners again released. significantly released. more significantly than that, though that may not come to fruition, is the move towards a permanent ceasefire and an end to the that have seen it 16 7 7 we have seen it 16 months in gaza. triggered by the hamas against israel on attack against israel on october this 72023. these first few weeks _ october this 72023. these first few weeks of — october this 72023. these first few weeks of. ceasefire - few weeks of the ceasefire agreement, what has been 77 beenfundamentglly on the there been fundamentally on the ground in gaza? how has life ggognd in gaza?,how has life for people there who suffering suhering this have been suffering from this conflict, obviously, they

conflict, full obviously, they are no longer under imminent threat of losing their lives israel has targeted have been lives. gggg ' - have been killed. that is gaza have been hittedethet is but within we disputed. but within that, we have seen many many thousands of being killed. it of civilians being killed. it is an end of that threat for now at least. which is of course an extreme relief for the people there. those people who have been displaced time and time again, first from �* homes and then to other their homes and then to other resting places, and 7hav|ngto w’hévifig’téfléév’ewfl ”755955571252iiibfse’" twr’révifig’tb’iéén/e mega: we saw almost a week well, we saw almost a week ago now, of hew. hendreds et theeeeeae-- ,, . e--- 7.

towards hew. hendreds et theeeaneeee .. . ..--- .-- towards the north, heading back towards the north, towards what is of their = we cannot tell how those 5 those people who return 5 those people who return will of these aeeale who return will. . . their homes of those oeoole who return will. . . their homes the find their homes intact. the general sense is that many of h—= e willfind nothing will find nothing left; will find nothing leftfof them'wittfind nething i.eft of �* homes will them'willfi-�*td nething left of �* homes will stop others their homes will stop others will find a home severely damage that they are what we find time again is that at time again is that at this stage, previously when they stage. brevieusty when they . .. .. .. .. . able to cities, were able to return to cities, they would rather go to e 7 �*le. efu fethe’ .-—�* le�*et" " " "' . ' of what were homes �* homes to be in a of>mes to be in a of>mes furtherre in a of>mes furtherre in . in an area of gaza that is not their home, they have —.7 of belonging. they nose sense of belonging. they would rather have a tent homes -mm homes nonin to they homes are going to be 20 or 30, they homes are going to be 20 or30, monitors they