(20 Jan 2025)
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Beitunia, West Bank – 20 January 2025
1. Various of released Palestinians walking through crowds
2. Close of bus with Red Cross sign in window with women slowly exiting
3. Close of Palestinians sitting on bus roof waving Hamas and Palestinian flags, some wearing balaclavas
4. Pan of Palestinians chanting on the street
5. Close of bus with red cross sign in window with supporters outside door
STORYLINE:
A crowd of thousands turned out in the West Bank city of Beitunia on Sunday evening to greet Palestinian detainees released as part of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.
Palestinians thronged the buses carrying the recently freed prisoners and some climbed on top, chanting and cheering.
The crowd waited hours for the release of the 90 prisoners, which occurred more than seven hours after the first Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas.
This is as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks.
The Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel killed some 1,200 people and left some 250 others captive. Nearly 100 hostages remain in Gaza.
Israel responded with an offensive that has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not distinguish between civilians and militants but say women and children make up more than half the dead.
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