Israel Reports: Release of Palestinian prisoners begins
Following the release of three Israeli hostages, Israel has begun releasing Palestinian prisoners from prisons. A minibus with eight inmates from the Israeli Ofer prison in the West Bank arrived in Ramallah, Israeli and Palestinian media reported. Hundreds of people are waiting for them there.
15.02.2025, 11:27
15.02.2025, 11:28
SDA
A total of 369 imprisoned Palestinians are to be released - including 333 people who were arrested in the Gaza Strip after October 7, as well as 36 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment. Of the 36 prisoners, 29 are from the West Bank and seven from East Jerusalem. However, 24 of them are to be taken abroad due to their serious crimes under the agreement between Israel and Hamas and will not return to their homes.
Israeli media reported that hundreds of the released Palestinians were ordered by Israel to wear sweaters with a Star of David and the Arabic inscription "We do not forget, we do not forgive". The newspaper "Times of Israel" wrote that this was apparently a reaction to the Islamists' staging of the hostage releases in the Gaza Strip. With the public display of the hostages, who are paraded on stages, the Islamists want to demonstrate their power week after week.
