Overview

• Israeli authorities say more than 1,900 Palestinians were freed under the ceasefire agreement.
• Over 1,700 of those released had been held without charge after detentions in Gaza during the past two years.
• About 250 long-term convicts were sent to the West Bank, Jerusalem or Gaza, with some deported under the terms of the deal.
• Al Jazeera reports that 154 of the freed detainees were transferred to Egypt as other buses headed to the Gaza Strip.
• Large crowds in Ramallah greeted bus arrivals, with police unable to prevent relatives from rushing to embrace the released prisoners.