AFP News
January 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
1️⃣ A *fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war is holding* following the dramatic *exchange of three Israeli hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners* in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 The *three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families* and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition.
Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, *Palestinian prisoners released by Israel left Ofer prison on buses,* with jubilant crowds celebrating their arrival.
As the ceasefire took effect, *thousands of displaced, war-weary Palestinians set off across the devastated Gaza Strip* to return home.
The truce began *on the eve of the inauguration for a second term as US president of Donald Trump*, who has claimed credit for the agreement after months of fruitless negotiations.
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