Overview

• Associated Press journalists saw buses carrying freed Palestinians arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where large crowds gathered.
• An Egyptian official said 154 of those released were sent to Egypt, with onward transfers to third countries planned under the agreement.
• Others returned to Gaza and the West Bank, with public celebrations reported in Khan Younis and Beitunia.
• The released group includes people serving life sentences and many detainees held during the war without charge, according to reporting.
• Israeli authorities began the releases Monday morning as part of the prisoner‑hostage exchange with Hamas.