Crowd surround a Red Cross bus carrying Palestinian prisoners released from “Israeli” jails in the November 2023 exchange deal.
About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in initial Gaza deal: AFP
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14-01-2025 14:37|Last Updated :
14-01-2025 14:51|Two Palestinian sources close to Hamas told AFP on Tuesday that “Israel” would release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in the first stage of a Gaza truce deal in exchange for 33 captives.
"Israel will release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including several with lengthy sentences," one of the two sources said.
An “Israeli” government official said that "several hundred terrorists will be released" as part of the first phase of the deal.