The International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) urged all parties in the Gaza ceasefire agreement to carry out the release of detainees with “safety and dignity”, Al Jazeera reports.

“Prior to today’s operation, the ICRC reminded the parties of their responsibility to ensure transfers are carried out safely and with dignity,” it said. “The details of the operation, including who would be released and when, were agreed by the parties to the conflict.”

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported the Red Cross protested after Palestinian detainees being released were led with their hands over their heads in handcuffs with bracelets stating “Eternity does not forget.”

“The prison fighters are dealing with the worst of Israel’s enemies, and until the last moment on Israeli soil, they will be treated under prison-like rule,” the Israeli prison service spokesperson said.