A third group of 39 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel continues for a third day under a Four-day ceasefire.

Large crowds of Palestinians took to the streets in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday evening as they waited for Red Cross buses to transport the prisoners.

Some waved Palestinian flags alongside the flags of the two main Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fatah. Some teenagers climbed onto a white bus carrying mostly young men and a few female prisoners.

“At first we didn’t believe it,” Shakir Mahajna told Al Jazeera as he waited with his family for his son Omar, who recently turned 18.

“The last time I visited him, he was frustrated and told me, ‘Dad, I want to go,'” said Mahajna, whose son was 16 when he was arrested and has four months left on his sentence.

“After what happened in October, I was even more scared,” Nour Ara’ar, whose 17-year-old brother Zeid was arrested in July, told Al Jazeera.

“Everything was put on hold because of the war,” she added. “The trial did not take place.”

“We are happy, but we have mixed feelings. Our joy is incomplete because of what is happening in Gaza,” she added.

Meanwhile, in nearby Beitunia, where some Palestinians had also gathered, three Palestinians aged 15, 18 and 33 were injured after Israeli forces fired live shots, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. Two children, aged 11 and 13, were taken to hospital for tear gas inhalation, the PRCS added.

Hamas frees American child and Russian man

Earlier on Sunday, Hamas handed over 13 Israeli prisoners, including nine children and four foreigners – three Thais and an Israeli Russian – to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of the ceasefire agreement.

The Israeli Russian was released “in response to the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin and in recognition of Russia’s position in support of Palestine,” Hamas said in a statement. He is the first male prisoner to be released since the ceasefire agreement came into force.

US President Joe Biden said those released included a four-year-old Israeli-American girl, Abigail Edan, whose parents were killed in the Hamas attack on October 7.

“She is free and she is in Israel,” he said, adding that another American dual citizen – a 45-year-old woman – was also released. Biden also called on the parties to extend the ceasefire agreement to allow further releases.

The exchange of prisoners was delayed on Saturday a few hours after Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. The standoff sparked concerns that the deal was in danger of falling apart.

The standoff was resolved through the mediation of Qatar and Egypt.

Around 150 Palestinian prisoners and 50 civilian prisoners held in Gaza are to be released within four days under the Israel-Hamas deal.

The Israeli ground and air attack on the besieged Gaza Strip has so far killed more than 15,000 Palestinians and left large parts of the enclave in ruins.

Netanyahu’s “photo op” in Gaza

Ahead of Sunday’s exchange, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Gaza, the first since the Gaza assault began last month.

“We will continue until the end – until victory,” he told soldiers, according to footage released online by his office.

“Nothing will stop us and we are convinced that we have the power, strength, will and determination to achieve all war objectives, and we will.”

Reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan said it was the first time an Israeli prime minister had set foot in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s withdrawal from the enclave in 2005.

“It’s a groundbreaking visit,” he said. “We heard Netanyahu talk about victory, but not in this place. “He wants to show this place to the Israeli public,” he added, calling it a “photo op.”

In a statement on Sunday, Hamas said it would seek an extension of the four-day ceasefire with Israel if serious efforts were made to increase the number of Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli prisons.

In Beirut, senior Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan told Al Jazeera he expected US President Biden to push Israel to end its war in Gaza.

“President Biden has the ability to end the Israeli offensive against Gaza. He has the power to do this, and talking about extending the ceasefire is not a solution.

“The solution is to stop the Israeli attack on Gaza and force Israel to implement international resolutions regarding the Palestinian people,” he said.