Gaza: Brilliant wonderful news - BBC reporter Alan Johnston has been finally released, after much worry and an agonising, 114 days in captivity.
and the Guardian
What will be interesting to see as we get more information - is what role Hamas have played in this release, and how the world reacts to this, how this affects the dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and certainly Hamas-Fatah dynamics.
[...] I was ecstatic this morning when I heard the news that Alan Johnston was finally released. For four long months, he was held by a group calling themselves “The Army of Islam” [...]
Great news!