Israel has released more than 600 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas handed over the remains of four Israeli hostages as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Al Jazeera reports Israel has delayed the release of 46 Palestinian prisoners, including 24 children from Gaza. Many of the newly freed prisoners showed clear signs of torture, starvation and severe medical neglect. This is a freed prisoner, Eyad al-Saudi, speaking from Khan Younis.

Eyad al-Saudi: “Praise be to God, we feel great. But the joy is not complete. Why? Because there are young men who are still imprisoned and suffering. The period of captivity was not just being held captive. It was torture, torture beyond description.”

The Palestinian Health Ministry reports hospitals across Gaza have received the bodies of 17 people killed by Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours, despite the ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel’s army has ordered its forces to remain in the Philadelphi Corridor separating Gaza from Egypt.