Israel’s prison service says that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, Al Jazeera reports.
Al Jazeera Arabic reported that buses have left Israel’s Ofer military prison presumed to be carrying Palestinian prisoners.
Father of a prisoner told Al Jazeera Israeli forces reacted violently to any expressions of joy displayed by the Palestinians waiting outside the prison.
A freed Palestinian prisoner poses for a photo after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Jan 20, 2025. — Reuters/Ammar Awad
A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Jan 20, 2025. — Reuters/Ammar Awad
The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
