The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Main image: Tel Aviv, Israel People in ‘hostages square’ watch a broadcast of Israelis being released by Hamas from captivity in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Mon 13 Oct 2025 14.52 CEST

West Bank, Palestine

People gather to watch from a hilltop near Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank, located north of Jerusalem, before the Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages held by Hamas in Gaza