The Israeli military says it has launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to “eradicate terrorism” in the area.

Honestly, my feelings are indescribable,” Boshara Amro, 21, told NBC News after her sister Jeneen was released.

The 90 Palestinian prisoners that were in Israeli custody have been released, an Israeli prison service spokesperson said in a statement early Monday morning local time – about 80 minutes past the conclusion of Day 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian detainees in exchange for three Israeli hostages as the first stage of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.

After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel.

Khalida Jarrar, 62, a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and journalist Bushra al-Tawil were among those released in exchange of three Israeli hostages

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early on Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

By James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least eight Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war with Israel.

BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week