The crews of the Red Cross are facilitating the transfer of 491 Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons and providing services to them during the journey back to the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports.

“They conducted pre-departure interviews with the detainees to check their medical condition, and the prisoners were provided with clothes and personal equipment due to the cold weather conditions in Gaza,” Azzoum adds.

The correspondent adds that the prisoners were also given means to communicate with their families to ensure that they were fully aware of their release.

“At the European Hospital in Khan Younis, families are waiting for the arrival of the buses of the Red Cross,” Azzoum reports. “The prisoners will undergo medical examinations at the hospital and will later be reunited with their families.

“More than 100 Palestinian women and children under the age of 19 will be released today,” the correspondent adds.