Evening update

It's approaching 1 am in Gaza and the end of the first day of the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. 

Palestinians in Gaza were able to take a brief respite for the first time in seven weeks from Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. 

Some went to the beach, while others returned to their homes to salvage what they could after nearly fifty days of fighting. 

Here’s what you need to know about this evening’s developments:

• Israel released at least 39 Palestinian women and children from Ofer prison as part of the truce deal. The figure includes 24 women and 15 teenagers imprisoned for offences such as throwing stones. 
• Hamas, in return, released the first group of hostages taken on 7 October. The hostages returned include 13 Israelis and 10 Thai nationals. 
• Hamas is expected to release 50 of its 240 hostages, mainly Israeli nationals, as part of the four-day truce deal. 
• Israel said it airlifted the 13 Israeli nationals from Egypt, where they will receive medical and psychological treatment. 
• Palestinians in the occupied West Bank flocked to the streets to celebrate the release of the women and children. Pictures showed some of the boys freed from Israeli prisons hoisted onto pickup trucks and given flags as crowds celebrated their release; while celebrations in occupied East Jerusalem were more lowkey due to Israeli restrictions on Palestinians celebrating the release of prisoners.
• US President Joe Biden welcomed the exchanges but noted that he didn't trust Hamas and said the swap was just the start.
• The UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Friday’s 137 trucks of goods was the “biggest humanitarian convey” received in Gaza since 7 October. The trucks included 129,000 litres of fuel and four trucks of gas.