Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in Wadi Gaza on Saturday hoping to cross back to their homes into the northern part of the Strip.
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00:00Israel authorities say displaced Palestinians won't be allowed to return to northern Gaza
00:07until a civilian hostage held by Hamas is released.
00:11Israel said Abel Yehud should have been released by Hamas this week.
00:15A senior official for the militant group said Yehud would be released next week, but gave
00:19no reasons for the apparent delay.
00:22Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in central Gaza on Saturday, hoping to return
00:27to their homes in the north.
00:28The IDF withdrawing from populated areas to allow Palestinians to return home is one
00:34of the points agreed to in the ceasefire which came into effect on the 19th of January.
00:39Another part of the deal is the exchange of Hamas hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
00:44On Saturday, the second such exchange took place when Hamas released Karina Ariev, Daniela
00:49Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, all female Israeli soldiers.
00:54Hours later, 200 Palestinians were freed from Israeli prisons.