'The hostages meant I got out': Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

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'The hostages meant I got out': Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

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'The hostages meant I got out': Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

Tawil, a 32-year-old journalist, was detained without charge from March 2024 before her release/ On her first day of freedom, Bushra al-Tawil was enjoying a morning coffee and looking forward to lunch when we arrived at the family apartment in Ramallah. "In prison it was just hummus, hummus, hummus. Now, I can have something different," she joked. In the kitchen, there were hugs from family members and friends, her mother sitting at the table watching on, happy her only daughter was finally home as a result of the Gaza ceasefire deal that ...

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