Four Israeli women soldiers freed as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

• However, the Israeli prime minister's office accused Hamas of violating the deal by not releasing a civilian woman who remains in captivity.
• As a result, Israel said it won't allow Palestinian civilians to move to the northern Gaza strip — a process which was supposed to begin on Saturday — until the civilian woman is released.
• The return of Palestinian civilians to northern Gaza is one of the key deliverables Hamas demanded as part of the deal.

Driving the news: The four hostages who have been released are Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev.

• On Oct. 7 they were stationed in a military outpost near the Gaza border that was taken over by Hamas militants.
• Videos of them being taken hostage by Hamas militants became one of the iconic images of Oct. 7.
• Hamas held a ceremony on Saturday in the Gaza central square and paraded the four women soldiers, dressed in military uniform, before handing them over to the Red Cross.

The other side: Israel released on Saturday 200 Palestinian prisoners in return for the release of the four women soldiers.

• 120 of those prisoners were serving life sentences for killing Israelis.
• 70 of the prisoners who were released on Saturday were not allowed to return to the West Bank and were exiled to Gaza or Egypt for at least three years.

Behind the scenes: In recent days, Israeli officials became concerned that Hamas would not fully implement the agreement and release Arbel Yehud, a civilian women who was kidnapped on Oct. 7.

• According to the agreement, civilian women were supposed to be released before soldiers.
• Israeli officials say Yehud isn't held by Hamas, but by a faction affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. But Hamas committed to release her as part of the deal.
• On Friday, when her name wasn't on the list Hamas gave of the hostages that were expected to be released the next day, the Israeli government protested to the Qatari mediators and warned it was a violation.
• After consulting with the Israeli negotiations team on Friday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to move forward with the planned prisoner release on Saturday.

• But after the four women soldiers were in Israeli territory he announced that Israel would not allow the passage of civilians to the north of the Strip until Yehud was released.

A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council told Axios: "We are continuing to push for Arbel Yehud's release through negotiation channels."

The latest: The Islamic Jihad falsely claimed on Saturday that Yehud was a soldier and therefore wasn't supposed to be released.

• Hamas sources told Al-Jazeera Yehud is alive and will be released in the next round of hostage releases next Saturday.
• Israel asked the Trump administration to demand that Qatar and Egypt press Hamas to fix the violation of the hostage deal and release Yehud.
• Israeli officials said the request was conveyed to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

The White House celebrated Saturday's release but pressed for additional work to release the remaining hostages in a statement.

• "Today the world celebrates as President Trump secured the release of four more Israeli hostages who were, for far too long, held against their will by Hamas in horrific conditions," the White House said.
• "The United States will continue with its great partner Israel to push for the release of all remaining hostages and the pursuit of peace throughout the region."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional statements.