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Hamas Wants Marwan Barghouti Freed in Prisoner Exchange, but Israel so Far Refuses
Israel will release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners but excludes Marwan Barghouti, citing his life sentences and controversial political influence, officials confirmed.
- On Thursday, Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said Israel will not release Marwan Barghouti in the prisoner-exchange plan, which sees Hamas release 48 hostages dead and alive.
- Because Barghouti is serving five life sentences after convictions linked to attacks that killed five people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month called him a 'terrorist' and rejected his release.
- Barghouti retains broad popularity and symbolism as a unifying figure and potential successor to Mahmoud Abbas, with murals in Bethlehem and widespread support among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Israel's prisoner list includes inmates with long sentences, including 250 serving life sentences, while Hamas officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to undermine the ceasefire by manipulating dates and lists.
- Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza had hoped Barghouti would be included, but since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, the Health Ministry in Gaza reported.
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Fatah leader Barghouti to be excluded from Gaza cease-fire prisoner release deal
Israel's Gaza cease-fire plan moves forward without jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, a central figure in Palestinian politics and a leading contender to succeed Mahmoud Abbas. Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon calls him 'the only Palestinian leader who can unite his people'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Israel signed the agreement with Hamas, consenting to the release of a very large number of prisoners in Jewish State prisons. It would be 1950 Palestinian prisoners, in...
A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed Thursday that Palestinian prisoner and leader Marwan Barghouti will not be released in exchange for the 48 hostages planned during the ceasefire.
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