On Tuesday, Hamas’ top negotiator said that the Palestinian militant group will release six living Israeli prisoners held in Gaza this week.
A Palestinian prisoner embraces a relative upon the arrival of some 90 prisoners set free by Israel in the early hours of January 20, 2025, in the occupied West Bank town of Beitunia, on the outskirts of Ramallah. Crowds cheered, chanted, and honked car horns as two buses carrying the prisoners arrived in Beitunia following their release as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal that began on January 19 and saw three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Credit: Zain JAAFAR / AFP
“The movement and the resistance decided to release on Saturday, February 22, the remaining living (Israeli) prisoners whose release was agreed upon in the first phase, numbering six,” said Khalil al-Haya in a televised address, referring to the terms of the truce agreement that took effect last month.
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