All 200 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails

All 200 Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli jails as part of today’s swap, the Israel Prison Service has said.

Meanwhile, four female Israeli soldiers freed from captivity in Gaza on Saturday are aboard a military helicopter with their parents and being flown to hospital, the army said in a statement, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).

“Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy, and Karina Ariev, together with their parents, just boarded an Israeli air force helicopter to make their way to the hospital, where they will be reunited with the rest of their families and receive medical treatment” it said in a statement.