"Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Ramallah on Monday to await the release of some 2,000 political prisoners and forcibly disappeared people who were taken by Israel from the West Bank, which it occupies, and Gaza, which it has waged war on for two years. Palestinians welcomed back 96 political prisoners, as well as the vast majority of people Israel detained from Gaza during the war."
"This comes as part of an exchange of 20 living and 28 deceased Israeli captives held in Gaza for the nearly 2,000 Palestinian captives. Of the more than 200 Israeli captives taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, a total of 114 were released during two captive swaps with Hamas in November 2023 and January 2025, respectively. They were handed over in exchange for the freedom of a total of 1,240 Palestinians."
"A total of 250 Palestinian political prisoners who are either serving life sentences or long sentences are being released from Israeli jails. According to data obtained by Al Jazeera, all but nine of these prisoners are from the West Bank, and 157 of them are members of Fatah, the party that controls the Palestinian Authority governing parts of the West Bank. Sixty-five are from Hamas, and the rest are from smaller political factions."
Nearly 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners and people forcibly disappeared from the West Bank and Gaza are being released as part of a hostage exchange. Thousands gathered in Ramallah to await the releases; Palestinians welcomed back 96 political prisoners and most of those detained from Gaza. The exchange involves 20 living and 28 deceased Israeli captives held in Gaza traded for the Palestinian captives. Earlier swaps freed 114 Israeli captives in exchange for 1,240 Palestinians. Israel arrested Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied territory during ceasefires. Among releases are 250 long‑sentence prisoners—mostly from the West Bank—and 1,718 people the UN says were forcefully disappeared, including five children.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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