In the fourth round of prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, Hamas released 3 Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners to be released today.

Why It Matters:

Red Cross transferred 32 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer Jail to their residence in the West Bank.

111 other Palestinian prisoners will be released today, with 94 expected to be sent back to Gaza but seven of them will be deported through Egypt.

The Big Picture:

On Thursday, Israel released 110 inmates from Ofer prison in exchange for freedom of 3 Israeli and 5 Thai captives.

With the ceasefire deal in place, more than 423,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. The Israeli military ordered them out of the territory in the earliest stages of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023.

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