US EditionTears and Cheers in West Bank and Gaza as Nearly 2,000 Palestinians Are Released From Israeli Prisons
Israel released about 1,950 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 security detainees, under a US-brokered ceasefire to secure hostage releases after the October 7 attack.
- On Monday, Palestinian prisoners were freed by Israel under a Gaza ceasefire deal and greeted by huge crowds in Ramallah, West Bank, and Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
- The release followed a US-brokered exchange negotiated under the first phase of US President Donald Trump's plan after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack sparked the war.
- Among the freed, officials identified 250 security detainees and about 1,700 Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in Gaza, as crowds and chants welcomed them off buses.
- Freed prisoners told AFP they planned to go home and stay with family, with Mr Soufan saying, `I have never seen my father, and this is the first time I will see him. This is a very beautiful moment.`
- Israeli authorities told families of detainees not to organise mass celebrations, while journalists found many freed prisoners declined interviews and Israeli army checkpoints restricted movements.
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Palestinians gathered in the West Bank to reunite with loved ones set to be released as part of the prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. But many were devastated to learn that Israel had deported them instead.
The release of 1,700 Palestinians and 250 prisoners should be a sign of hope, but many Palestinians feel abandoned. While in Ramallah jubilation broke out, others speak of betrayal and unfulfilled promises.
Gaza: His Family Was Killed in Israeli Strike Weeks Before His Release - Quds News Network
A freed Palestinian detainee, who was abducted by Israeli forces from Gaza during the genocide, returned to find none of his family members were there to receive him. His wife and children had been killed in an Israeli strike just weeks before his release under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
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Israel has released more than 1700 Palestinians from Gaza who were captured during the war. Many of them are civilians. Here, their relatives tell us what they have experienced.
Of almost two thousand Palestinians released, 250 were sentenced to eternal imprisonment. Samir Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Namh was arrested in October 1986 and released this afternoon.
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