Israel moves Palestinian prisoners ahead of their release under Gaza ceasefire deal
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Pro-Palestinian protesters hold placards and wave flags in central London on Saturday. Photograph: (AFP)
Thousands of staff operated throughout the night to implement the government’s decision. Under the deal, Israel has to release 250 prisoners, including some serving life sentences for deadly attacks. In exchange, Hamas has to hand over 48 remaining Israeli hostages—living and dead.
Israel started transferring prisoners to two jails on Saturday ahead of their release as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli prison service said. Under the ceasefire deal, Israel has to release 250 prisoners in exchange for the 48 remaining hostages, both living and dead, held by Hamas. Thousands of security personnel transferred Palestinian security prisoners to other prisons ahead of their release, said a statement issued by the Israel Prison Service. Officers transferred the prisoners, who will be exchanged for hostages held by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza, to the Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank and to Ketziot prison in southern Israel’s Negev desert, near the border with Egypt, according to the government’s instructions, the prison service said.
Thousands of staff “operated throughout the night in order to implement the government’s decision,” the statement added.
Under the deal, Israel is supposed to release 250 prisoners, including some serving life sentences for deadly attacks. In exchange, Hamas has until Monday to hand over 48 remaining Israeli hostages—living and dead.
Besides, 1,700 more Palestinians detained by the Israeli military in its offensives in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks will also be released under the arrangement.
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Israel changed 100 names in list of prisoners: Hamas
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Israel changed 100 names on a list of prisoners Hamas wanted to be released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, a source in the terror group told the Ynet news site.
Israel “changed the entire list in a sophisticated and cunning way,” alleged the source without specifying which prisoners have been swapped out.
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