"We feel that we are returning to life, ready to rebuild Gaza again," a released Palestinian prisoner told CGTN after arriving in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. He was among hundreds of Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Monday under a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal reached between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli Prison Service said on Monday that it had transferred 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire deal. Hamas released all 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday morning.