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Some Palestinian Prisoners Freed in Ceasefire Arrive in Türkiye 

Palestinians gather on the rubble of a destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2025. (Reuters)
Palestinians gather on the rubble of a destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2025. (Reuters)
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Some Palestinian Prisoners Freed in Ceasefire Arrive in Türkiye 

Palestinians gather on the rubble of a destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2025. (Reuters)
Palestinians gather on the rubble of a destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, February 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Fifteen Palestinian prisoners among dozens freed by Israel under the Jan. 19 ceasefire agreement with Hamas arrived in Türkiye on Tuesday following deportation to Egypt, the Hamas prisoners media office said.

They are the first taken in by a third country apart from Egypt under the ceasefire terms, which bar prisoners convicted by Israel of violent attacks from returning to the Palestinian territories.

Palestinians view those jailed for fighting Israel as resistance heroes.

A Turkish security source said 15 Palestinian prisoners were due to arrive via Egypt but gave no more details.

The first phase of the ceasefire has led to Hamas' release of 18 hostages and Israel's release of 583 jailed Palestinians, of whom at least 79 were sent to Egypt. As well as those going to Türkiye, some may go to Algeria or Qatar, Hamas sources say.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss Gaza and Iran.

The Gaza war started with the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, and saw more than 250 taken as hostages. The Israeli military campaign killed more than 47,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.

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At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
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At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb

A train slammed into a minibus that was crossing the tracks in an unauthorized location in norther Egypt on Thursday, killing at least eight people and leaving 12 injured, the government said.

The deadly crash took place in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, the health ministry said. More than a dozen ambulances were sent to the scene, Reuters reported.

The Egyptian railway authority said the passenger train was on its regular route when the collision occurred. The place where the minibus was crossing the railway tracks is not designated for crossing.

Local Egyptian news outlets said the victims, who included children, were all take to East Qantara Central Hospital. One child was reported to be in critical condition.

Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement. Last October, a locomotive crashed into the tail of a Cairo-bound passenger train in southern Egypt, killing at least one person. In September, two passenger trains collided in a Nile Delta city, killing at least three people.

In recent years, the government has announced initiatives to improve its railways. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in 2018 that some 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $8.13 billion, would be needed to properly overhaul the neglected rail network.