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On the second day of a four-day pause in hostilities agreed to by Hamas and Israel, Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians and injured others who were attempting to return to the north of Gaza from the south. Meanwhile, released Palestinian women and children prisoners were received by overjoyed crowds as they took their first steps of freedom in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinians return to their daily lives during the 4-day humanitarian pause, Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza on 25 November.
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After a seven-hour delay, the Qassam Brigades said around 11pm local time that they had turned over to the Red Cross 13 Israelis and several foreign workers detained in Gaza. Qassam earlier said in a statement the delay was because Israel had not delivered the agreed upon resources to northern Gaza. According to a Qatari mediator, 13 Israelis would be released along with four foreign nationals; Israel would release 39 Palestinian’s in Israeli prison. Almost all of the Palestinians being released from Israeli prison in this stage of the exchange are children. This was the second batch of prisoners exchanged between the Qassam Brigades and Israel.