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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.

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