Thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip after Israeli troops started withdrawing.
Meanwhile, a countdown is on to the release of all 48 remaining Israeli hostages captured by Hamas in its surprise attack on October 7th two years ago.
A list of 250 Palestinian prisoners has been released for the swap with many more also expected to be freed.
People have been celebrating as a wave of relief has swept the region.
Gideon Levy is an award-winning journalist and author who writes weekly for the newspaper Haaretz. He joins Susie Ferguson live from Tel Aviv
A man tries to take out a barbed-wire fence in the Gaza Strip as displaced residents start returning to Gaza City. Photo: EYAD BABA/AFP
