Many hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 and Palestinians in Israeli prisons were released during the hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel during the temporary truce that ended on Wednesday night.
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IMAGE: A Palestinian prisoner hugs his mother after being released in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
IMAGE: Hostages who were abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel are handed over by Hamas militants to the International Red Cross in an unknown location in Gaza. Photograph: Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
IMAGE: Hamas members look on as abducted hostages are handed over to the International Red Cross. Photograph: Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
IMAGE: Hamas militants celebrate after handing over hostages to the International Red Cross. Photograph: Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
IMAGE: Hostages are handed over by Hamas militants to the International Red Cross. Photograph: Hamas Military Wing/Handout via Reuters
IMAGE: A helicopter carrying released hostages arrives at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv district, Israel. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
IMAGE: The first batch of Thai nationals who were released by Hamas arrive home at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport after being held for nearly two months in Gaza. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters
IMAGE: The ruins of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
IMAGE: Palestinians bake bread near the ruins of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
IMAGE: Israel aircraft leave trails near the ruins of houses destroyed in Khan Younis. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
IMAGE: Haim Peretz, 60, points to rocket damage at his house in Sderot, Israel.after a strike by Hamas, as he estimates the damage and time required for repairs. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
IMAGE: Palestinians shop in an open-air market in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
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A mourner kisses the body of 21-year old Palestinian Fadi Badran who was killed in clashes with Israeli troops during his funeral near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photograph: Yosri Aljamal/Reuters
IMAGE: An Israeli soldier reloads the machine gun of the tank Merkava, near Gaza, in south Israel. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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