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There were no immediate reports of casualties. However, eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions as flames and smoke rose from one targeted site. They added ambulances had rushed to the scene, Xinhua news agency reported.

The release of 620 Palestinian prisoners had been delayed for several hours and was meant to occur just after six Israeli hostages were released on Saturday. It was meant to be the largest one-day prisoner release in the Gaza ceasefire’s first phase

The explosions occurred in buses parked in lots in Bat Yam, a southern suburb of Tel Aviv

US President Donald Trump 'determined' to implement 'revolutionary' Gaza takeover plan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The five returnees -- Sathien Suwannakham from Nong Bua Lam Phu, Pongsak Thaenna from Buri Ram, Watchara Sriaoun from Udon Thani, Surasak Rumnao from Udon Thani, and Bannawat Saethao from Nan -- were welcomed with tearful embraces, marking the end of their harrowing ordeal

Trump's executive order said the ICC's recent actions "set a dangerous precedent" that endangered Americans by exposing them to "harassment, abuse and possible arrest"

The list of the three people intended for release, sent to Israel on Friday, includes 54-year-old Israeli-French citizen Ofer Calderon, 65-year-old Israeli-American citizen Keith Siegel, and 35-year-old Israeli civilian Yarden Bibas.

This will be third such release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month

The visit comes as the United States pressures Israel and Hamas to continue a ceasefire that has paused a devastating 15-month war in Gaza

The call was Rubio's first with Israel since the administration of Republican President Donald Trump took office on Monday.

In Tel Aviv, thousands of people gathered to watch the news on large screens erupted in cheers

The Prime Minister cautioned Hamas to follow the rules of the deal.

The initial release prioritises women, children, elderly individuals, and those who are ill or injured.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were still several unresolved clauses, which he hoped would be finalised on Wednesday evening.

Reflecting on the challenging path to this agreement, US President Joe Biden remarked that this was one of the toughest negotiations he has ever experienced.

Trump, in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, expressed his excitement and claimed credit for the agreement, asserting that the deal would not have been possible without his administration's leadership.

Biden said that Israel would release Palestinian prisoners in return.

The cause of the explosion, which led to the collapse of the building, was not immediately clear, and the Israeli military said the incident was still under investigation, Xinhua news agency reported.

At least eight people killed in the strike on Musa bin Nusair school in Gaza City's Daraj al-Tuffah neighbourhood, which was sheltering displaced people

In another incident, Palestinian killed by an Israeli drone in the Khirbet al-Adas area, north of the city