Gaza ceasefire: Families of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners await the first releases

This ceasefire was a joy mixed with pain,

he said

Addressing the massive needs and restoring the health system will be an extremely complex and challenging task, given the scale of destruction, operational complexity and constraints involved,

the group said yesterday

António Guterresgeneral

It is imperative that this ceasefire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid,

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said

Tom Fletcherhumanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

There is no time to lose,

Mr Fletcher wrote

She did not stand any trial or face any sentencing,

Beara told Al Jazeera

It was like, when we tried to hold our heads high, the guards would do their best to hold us down,

she said

Thank God, I am here with my family, I’m satisfied,

she said

We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time,

the WFP's deputy executive director, Carl Skau, told AFP

I was worried about him. He is still a prisoner, but I just received good news that he will be released as part of this deal,

she added

Inside the bus, a handful of the freed women smiled and flashed V-signs, while a Red Cross staff member watched on,

reported AFP

We came here to witness it and feel the emotions, just like the families of the prisoners who are being released today,

said Amanda Abu Sharkh, 23, from the nearby city of Ramallah

All the prisoners being released today feel like family to us. They are part of us, even if they're not blood relatives,

she told AFP

After that, she'll tell us about her time in prison, and we'll tell her about our lives without her. I'm sure there will be a lot of crying,

she said as she stood by her brother, sister and aunt

The lawyers told them the (ceasefire) deal had been announced and was in the implementation phase,

said Tawil, whose father is also in an Israeli jail

They accused her of incitement because of posts she wrote on Facebook,

she said, calling the charges "ridiculous" for a middle-aged nurse and trained midwife

You can't think for yourself and for your son only,

he said ... adding he

The wait was extremely hard. But thank God, we were certain that at any moment we would be released,

she said

I know a lot of people in prison, there are innocent people, children and women,

he said

We are finally in our home. There is no home left, just rubble, but it’s our home,

said Rana Mohsen, 43, back in Jabalia

The people want the Al-Qassam Brigades,

In Al Fawakeh square in Ramallah, hundreds of people chanted ... referring to Hamas’ armed wing in Gaza