Thirty-seven sick and injured children left Gaza for treatment on Saturday through the newly reopened Rafah crossing, as three male Israeli hostages returned home and 183 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were released, mostly to Gaza and the West Bank.
The Rafah border crossing into Egypt closed when Israeli forces moved into the surrounding area nine months ago. It was unsealed under the Gaza ceasefire deal after all Israeli women held alive in the strip were released.
