• Israeli prison authorities say a second batch of 39 Palestinians have been released after 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners were released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
  • The transfer on the second day of four-day truce was delayed for hours over Hamas allegations that Israel was violating truce deal.
  • Meanwhile, displaced Palestinians use the short pause in fighting to return to their homes, only to find utter destruction.
  • More than 14,800 Palestinians, including 6,150 children, have been killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll from Hamas’s attack stands at 1,200.