Families and hostages faced an anxious wait last night as plans to free 13 Israelis - including eight children - and seven foreign nationals were delayed after Hamas accused Israel of breaking agreements.
Marah Bakeer, who was arrested aged 16 for a knife attack on a border police officer, said she had no idea of anything that was going on outside of her prison cell.
Ranging from two years old up to the age of 85, the nine adults and four children were transported into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing by the International Red Cross on Friday.
There were scenes of jubilation as four jeeps carrying 24 hostages released by Hamas ended their weeks of terror this evening and are now set to return to loved ones
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