Preparations for hostage release under way in southern Gazapublished at 06:35 Greenwich Mean Time
This is the fourth release of Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza since the ceasefire deal came into effect on 19 January.
We can see preparations under way in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Previous releases have taken place across Gaza – including in Gaza City and Jabalia in the north.
Hostages have previously been paraded in front of crowds in Gaza – this has ranged from highly choreographed appearances, as we saw in last Saturday’s release in Gaza City, to chaotic escorts through surging crowds such as the release on Thursday in Khan Younis.
What is consistent is that the hostages are transported out of Gaza by the Red Cross and taken to Israel where they are reunited with family and checked over by medical staff.
Once the hostages are safely back in Israel, the Palestinian prisoners are loaded onto buses and released into Palestinian territories.
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