![Palestinian prisoners are welcomed with enthusiasm by their relatives within the scope of the third part of the first phase of the hostage swap agreement between Hamas and Israel in the town of Beitunya in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 30, 2025. [İssam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AA-20250130-36911411-36911407-RED_CROSS_CONVOY_CARRYING_PALESTINIAN_PRISONERS_ARRIVES_IN_THE_WEST_BANK.jpg?fit=1197%2C800&ssl=1)
Israel began, on Thursday evening, to release Palestinian prisoners under a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Nineteen prisoners were set free from the Moskobiya Detention Center in Jerusalem, according to an Anadolu reporter.
Earlier, Red Cross buses left Israel’s Ofer Prison west of Ramallah in the Occupied West Bank on Thursday with dozens of Palestinian prisoners aboard under the deal, Anadolu Agency reports.
Some 110 Palestinian prisoners are set for release on Thursday under the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in swap for three Israeli captives set free by Hamas early in the day.
Five additional prisoners will be released from the Negev prison in southern Israel and sent to Gaza, while 20 others will be transferred to Egypt.
READ: Red Cross convoy leaves Israel’s Ofer Prison with freed Palestinian prisoners
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