Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts of the territory for a year and tens of thousands of Palestinians who have fled cannot return.

Hamas hands over the bodies of four Israelis held in Gaza to the Red Cross as part of the last scheduled exchange in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Simultaneously, the first bus carrying dozens of freed Palestinians prisoners from the Ofer Prison arrives in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for Saturday, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year.

Palestinian prisoners are greeted after being released from Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP

Simultaneously, the first bus carrying dozens of freed Palestinians prisoners from the Ofer Prison arrives in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The exchange comes after Hamas announced reaching a deal with mediators on the handover of the 620 Palestinian prisoners who had been due to be freed by Israel last week,

On Saturday evening, illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers invaded a village east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part and stole about 800

Israeli soldiers invaded Deir Abu Mashal village, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part and shot a Palestinian.

Four Palestinians released as part of a ceasefire deal are in critical condition and have been hospitalised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Israel released 369 Palestinians on Saturday in exchange for three captives in Gaza.

Hamas hands over the bodies of four Israelis held in Gaza to the Red Cross as part of the last swap in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Simultaneously, the first bus carrying dozens of freed Palestinians prisoners from the Ofer Prison arrives in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

A group of released Palestinian prisoners were met with cheers in Ramallah on Thursday (February 27), following an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return.

The Palestinian resistance handed over the bodies of four Israeli captives to the Red Cross, while crowds in Ramallah celebrated the release of Palestinian detainees as part of a seventh exchange deal.

Bus carrying dozens of Palestinian prisoners arrives in town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, says Anadolu correspondent - Anadolu Ajansı