Three Israeli women returned to Israel and 90 Palestinian security prisoners were taken to the West Bank town of Betunia

In the first Israeli hostage for Palestinian prisoner exchange, three Israeli women returned to Israel and 90 Palestinian security prisoners were taken to the West Bank town of Betunia. On both sides there was celebration for the return of those held;  in Israel, several government officials condemned the cease fire deal and exchange while others insisted that nothing stand in the path of return the remaining 94 hostages or their bodies held by hamas. The exchange fulfilled the early part of the three parts phased Hamas-Israel cease fire agreement, scheduled to last for 33 days. Enormous skepticism existed in Israel that the agreement would be implemented whereby Hamas would release all the hostages and turn the Hamas-Israel cease-fire into some unknown duration. Cease fire terms included large expansion of humanitarian supplies into Gaza.