Live: Palestinian leader among those freed as ceasefire enters second day
‘Female prisoners are strong’ says released Palestinian
Dania Hanatsheh is Palestinian who was released by Israel yesterday after being held for five months.
She said the situation in the prisons was “bad before” but became worse after the Israel-Hamas war.
“The female prisoners are strong, and they are trying to do the impossible from inside the jail,” she said.
“The situation is bad on female prisoners and all the prisoners.”
Time for an independent Palestinian state, says UAE diplomatic adviser
UAE diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hit out at Western governments and media.
“Most infuriating was hearing, ‘according to the Gaza health ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians,’ as if war and bombings do,” he wrote.
“Time for an independent Palestinian state.”
The UAE rarely criticises Israel or Western countries, with whom it has good relations.
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What we know about the three Israeli hostages
Yesterday in Israel, three women became the first hostages to be released as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, reuniting with their loved ones after 15 months in captivity.
The women were among about 250 taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
The three released are:
Emily Damari, 28
Romi Gonen, 24
Doron Steinbrecher, 31
My colleague Jessica Riga has more on everything we know about the three girls, which you can read here:
‘I left hell and now I’m in heaven,’ says Palestinian reunited with family
One of the Palestinians freed, Abdulaziz Atawneh, told Reuters that he was now “in heaven” before being hugged and welcomed by his relatives.
“I left hell and now I’m in heaven, we are out of hell,” he said.
He further explained what it was like living in an Israel prison:
“They used to violate us, beat us, fire tear gas toward us. They used to count us while our heads were down on the floor. Suddenly they would enter the cells and fire gas toward us. They say bad words at us. There is no food, no sweets, no salt. There is nothing.”
Watch it here:
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WATCH: Palestine leader Khalida Jarrar freed
As we reported earlier, Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar was one of the most high-profile names on the list of Palestinian prisoners released early this morning.
Jarrar is a politician and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Palestinian Legislative Council.
She was detained in December 2023, and has been held by Israeli authorities since, but hasn’t actually been charged with anything.
Here’s some new footage of Jarrar reuniting with loved ones:
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Welcome to our Israel-Hamas ceasefire day two coverage
Hello, I’m Maddy Morwood, and I’ll be joining you this afternoon as we continue our live coverage of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
It’s currently 6am in Gaza, which takes us into the second day of the ceasefire.
Here’s a quick summary of what happened on the first day:
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the ceasefire in Gaza would begin at 11:15am, local time (or 8:15pm AEDT).
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Hours later, three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with their families in Tel Aviv.
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In exchange, 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from Israeli jails in the West Bank and welcomed by crowds and their families.
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Palestinians in Gaza began returning home to destruction and devastation as they sought out what was left of their houses and neighbourhoods.
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Aid trucks began arriving via two border crossings into Gaza to provide vital food and supplies to the population of 2 million, most of whom are severely food insecure.
Alternatively, you can read our full day one coverage here.
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