RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Feb 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Israel will release 602 prisoners on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas under the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club advocacy group.
Of the prisoners to be freed, 445 are from Gaza, arrested after Hamas’ October 7 attack, which triggered the current conflict. Additionally, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life sentences, and 47 were re-arrested after being released in a 2011 prisoner swap, Amani Sarahneh, the organization’s spokeswoman, informed AFP on Friday.
Sarahneh also revealed that 108 of the prisoners set for release on Saturday will be deported outside of Israel and the Palestinian territories.
