Palestinians cheer as freed prisoners begin to arrive under ceasefire deal

Several thousand Palestinians gathered around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to await the arrival of the freed prisoners.

Palestinians rushed to embrace prisoners freed under a US-brokered ceasefire agreement as they arrived by bus to the West Bank and Gaza on Monday.

The prisoners were released after the Hamas terror group freed the last 20 living hostages taken on October 7.

Under the deal, Israel is set to release 250 Palestinians convicted of murder and other serious crimes as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained in Gaza since the war began, 22 Palestinian minors, and the bodies of 360 terrorists.

Several thousand people gathered inside and around the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, awaiting the arrival of freed prisoners, with some waving Palestinian flags and others holding pictures of their relatives.

Riots broke out in east Jerusalem following the release of Palestinian prisoners. Israel Police reported that rioters launched Molotov cocktails and threw stones at authorities.

This is a developing story.