John Morgan

I think the figure could end up being well over half a million people who end up heading back to their homes in the north. Now, before the ceasefire came into effect, there were around 50 trucks of aid getting in. Now it's thought to be 600. That's the aim every day. But the aid agencies say the real priority is shelter because many, many people will not have a home.

They're going to be setting up in the rubble and they're going to be living in tents for some considerable time.

They're going to be setting up in the rubble and they're going to be living in tents for some considerable time.

Yes, I mean, that has gone down like a lead balloon with Palestinians. I heard one man today in Gaza saying, you know, we will rebuild Gaza, we will never leave. Now, what Donald Trump actually said, he suggested, he floated the idea, as he often does, that Gaza should be cleaned out, as he put it. Now, for...

Yes, I mean, that has gone down like a lead balloon with Palestinians. I heard one man today in Gaza saying, you know, we will rebuild Gaza, we will never leave. Now, what Donald Trump actually said, he suggested, he floated the idea, as he often does, that Gaza should be cleaned out, as he put it. Now, for...

Palestinians, other people watching around the world, that will raise, if that were to happen, further accusations of ethnic cleansing. And I think for Palestinians, for the neighbouring countries Donald Trump said people should go to, so Egypt, Jordan, they've all said it's a non-starter.

Palestinians, other people watching around the world, that will raise, if that were to happen, further accusations of ethnic cleansing. And I think for Palestinians, for the neighbouring countries Donald Trump said people should go to, so Egypt, Jordan, they've all said it's a non-starter.

There have been hitches in the last few weeks in wrangling over which prisoners, which hostages would be released first. But the ceasefire has largely held. I think there is a hope that it will hold at least for the first six weeks. But then it's the second phase, which is meant to be about ending the war, that still has to be negotiated.

There have been hitches in the last few weeks in wrangling over which prisoners, which hostages would be released first. But the ceasefire has largely held. I think there is a hope that it will hold at least for the first six weeks. But then it's the second phase, which is meant to be about ending the war, that still has to be negotiated.

And I think it's going to be a key moment what happens after six weeks.

And I think it's going to be a key moment what happens after six weeks.

On a crisp, sunny day in the occupied West Bank, there was celebration as 200 Palestinian prisoners were given their freedom in exchange for the four Israeli hostages. A large crowd, including many of the prisoners' families, gathered in Ramallah, falling into the arms of their loved ones after they were bussed in from the nearby Offa prison.

On a crisp, sunny day in the occupied West Bank, there was celebration as 200 Palestinian prisoners were given their freedom in exchange for the four Israeli hostages. A large crowd, including many of the prisoners' families, gathered in Ramallah, falling into the arms of their loved ones after they were bussed in from the nearby Offa prison.

As he stepped off one of the buses, dressed in grey prison fatigues, we spoke to one of the prisoners, Baka Hariwish.

As he stepped off one of the buses, dressed in grey prison fatigues, we spoke to one of the prisoners, Baka Hariwish.

121 of those released today have been serving life sentences. Some have been convicted of multiple murders in Israeli courts. The longest-serving prisoner has been in jail 39 years. The youngest detainee is a 16-year-old boy. Just over half the prisoners to be released will be allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank.

121 of those released today have been serving life sentences. Some have been convicted of multiple murders in Israeli courts. The longest-serving prisoner has been in jail 39 years. The youngest detainee is a 16-year-old boy. Just over half the prisoners to be released will be allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank.

70 others, those convicted of the most serious offences, will be deported via Egypt to countries including Qatar and Turkey.

70 others, those convicted of the most serious offences, will be deported via Egypt to countries including Qatar and Turkey.

A new dawn in Gaza.