The talks on where to send the released terrorists are reportedly being conducted in full coordination with Jerusalem.

Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time being, the fighting has stopped in both Gaza and Lebanon, and hostages have begun to come home.

Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters as they arrive for the hand-over of Ihostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis,

Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thai nationals, would be freed this week as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. This announcement came shortly after Hamas officials accused Israel of delaying aid deliveries to Gaza and jeopardizing the agreement.