A helicopter carrying released Israeli hostages arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) JERUSALEM, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The first three Israeli hostages released from the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire agreement that took effect on Sunday have returned to Israel and reunited with their families.
Early on Monday, just hours after the three Israeli hostages returned to Israel, 90 Palestinian prisoners were released from Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah in the West Bank.
People celebrate the release of Isreali hostages from Hamas captivity at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) An ambulance carrying Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) People gather to welcome the first three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity at a square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun) A helicopter carrying Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua) Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) Prisoner transportation buses are seen in front of the Ofer Israeli military prison, near Jerusalem, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua) Rose Khwais (L), a freed Palestinian prisoner, reunites with her family after her release from an Israeli prison, in Jerusalem, on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua) Rose Khwais (L), a freed Palestinian prisoner, reunites with her family after her release from an Israeli prison, in Jerusalem, on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)■