Israel and Hamas completed their second swap, exchanging 200 Palestinian prisoners for four female Israeli soldiers.
![A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 25, 2025. [Yosri al-Jamal/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-25T142135Z_1566929017_RC21HCAKEG99_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-CEASEFIRE_cropped-1737834519.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Video from near Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor showed crowds ducking and running for cover amid Israeli gunfire.
Women in Gaza tell their stories of loss and grief as they plan what to do when they return home.
The exchange is the second since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect last Sunday.
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Homes of at least two prisoners have been raided on the day of their release, as Israel stops movement to north Gaza.
![Palestinians, displaced by Israel's order into southern Gaza during the war, dismantle their tent as they wait to be allowed to return to their home in northern Gaza in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, January 25, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-25T144257Z_6045680_RC21HCAWQ0UA_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-CEASEFIRE-1737833636.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Israeli attack on vehicle close to Qabatiya comes during ongoing assault on nearby Jenin, which has displaced thousands.
A second round of prisoners are to be exchanged between Hamas and Israel on Saturday as part of a ceasefire.
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire was meant to mark an end to the misery of displacement for Palestinians…
An Israeli bulldozer was filmed ripping up parts of a road in the occupied West Bank town of al-Yamoun.
Teachers in tents keep the flame of learning burning brightly.
Hamas says four female soldiers to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.
Israel has arrested more Palestinians than it has released as a result of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.
