Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners, Hamas releases 3 hostages in landmark Gaza ceasefire

The Israel Prison Service said that it released 90 Palestinian prisoners early on Monday (Jan 20) as a part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday (Jan 19) after a brief delay.

“All the terrorists were released from Ofer prison and the Jerusalem detention centre”, the service said, referring to the Palestinian prisoners, in a statement issued just before 1:30 am (2330 GMT Sunday).