Israel frees 90 Palestinian women, minors from prison on day two of Gaza ceasefire

According to a list provided by the Palestinian Authority's Commission for Prisoners' Affairs all of those released are women or minors.

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00:00Israel has released 90 Palestinians from prison on the second day of the Gaza ceasefire. A

00:08bus carrying dozens of detainees exited the gates of Israel's Ofer prison in the early

00:13hours of Monday morning. According to a list provided by the Palestinian Authority's Commission

00:18for Prisoners Affairs, all of those released are women or minors. Israel detained them

00:23for what it said were offenses related to national security, from throwing stones to

00:28more serious accusations like attempted murder. Their release comes more than seven hours

00:33after three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and returned to Israel. The ceasefire

00:39between Israel and Hamas took effect after a short delay on Sunday morning. Phase one

00:44will see Hamas release 33 hostages over six weeks in return for hundreds of Palestinians

00:50being held in Israeli prisons. Phase two of the deal covers steps towards a permanent

00:55end to the fighting. It would see Hamas release the remaining hostages and the Israeli military

01:01fully withdraw from Gaza. The third and final phase covers Gaza's reconstruction with Hamas

01:07expected to hand over the bodies of hostages in return for a plan for rebuilding the Strip.