Watch again: View of Israeli Ofer prison ahead of prisoner release

A total of 24 hostages have been released from Gaza and have been transported through the Rafah crossing after seven weeks of captivity.

The 13 Israeli women and children were handed over to the Red Cross earlier this afternoon, as part of a temportary truce with Israel which has seen the release of 39 Palestinian women and teenage boys from jail.

This came after the first captives were released since the four-day ceasefire with Israel has begun, with 10 Thai hostages and one Filipino crossing the border to safety under a deal negotiated with Egypt.

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